Updated September 2020
Submitting to a Publication? Avoid These Common Mistakes
Get your work published on any platform.
As the Submissions Manager of Mind Cafe & Editor of The Apeiron, I review over 300 articles a week from a variety of writers.
Of those 300, roughly only 10% get accepted.
That means I reject over 1000 articles a month.
Getting your first article published on an esteemed publication can be difficult. The amount of writers on Medium is forever increasing, and with that — the quality and expectation of writer submissions are on the rise.
A lot of the articles that get rejected make errors that, once identified, are pretty easy to fix. But, sadly, I don’t have the time to leave personalized feedback on every article that comes in.
If you’re wondering why your piece wasn’t picked up by a publication, it might be worth you reviewing your article.
To make your life easier, here are some tips and common mistakes I’ve noticed when reviewing your work.