I would look at the magazines my teenage neighbor and her friends put aside their cupboards and think, "Heck, I could do it!" So one day while she was away at school, I broke into his room and "borrowed" the magazines.
Teenage magazines have changed since we were kids, I can tell you this. Most do not advocate sex after marriage and accepting everything for what it is. magazines teenagers today are a whole different range. So if you go into shock mode quickly, this market can not be your cup of tea.
If you want to be published in the adolescent market, you should be familiar with the slang that kids these days use. Gone are the days of proper grammar "I have a crush on ..." Now girls are crushing on guys, be with their friends and trying to get super cool status. And if you have a problem with that, take a cold pill!
Forget vocabulary, forget grammar. Throw all the rules your English teacher who taught in the trash, because they're going to need a lot of them. This is the problem. When you write for teenagers, you have to be one. You've got to think like a thirteen years trying to figure out if the guy she's crushing really like it or not. You may not be a big problem for you, but for that thirteen is her life. It 'important.
Which brings me to another important aspect, it should give importance to the subject matter. If you think the fight with your best friend is a big problem, you have no place to write for this market. On the other hand, if you wholeheartedly believe that the only reason for your existence is the guy you can not take your eyes off, then you might have a chance. Do not misunderstand this means that teenagers are not involved in serious problems, though. You will often find articles and serious problems for the teen-community service, Road Rage, drinking and even drugs, all of which are given their share of space in these magazines.
Writing articles, quizzes and stories of this particular market can be very funny. Connect with the younger side of you and write ups and downs of high school, making and unmaking friends, dating and dumping guys and most importantly, to accept the person you have in mind and body. The adolescents have many problems with their bodies more than do boys, and this is why the girl magazines far more numerous magazines for children.
Before you begin, however, you may wish to meet with some young people to get a hold of their priorities, their interests and their lifestyle. Until you have the mentality of a teenager and are not capable of thought processes of one, you're not going to find success here.
In writing a query to the editor, the most important thing is your idea and presentation. Through your query, the publisher must know your voice, your talent and what we understand this particular age group. It should be evident from the query that you understand the publication and its requirements. The rule of studio-your-market is even more closely at this market, as each magazine has its own language and voice.
The salary of these magazines, such as consumer magazines, vary widely depending on the publication and its requirements. In general, you can earn anywhere from $ 10 to $ 2,000 for a single piece. The quizzes are very popular among teenagers and new pay well enough. If you are a designer or illustrator, you can add even more. And you know what, you can get rich writing for teen magazines!
Once you are hooked, however, you realize that writing for children is so funny that you want to do it again and again, money or no money. This is a market where fun is more than just labor. So what are you waiting for? Pull out those pictures of the school and how to obtain Already a member?
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