Years of blogging have made me forget how nice it is to see your work published somewhere other than your own blog.
But whom should I write for? The most well-known media are a bit out of reach for a heretofore unknown writer, so I’m on the lookout for magazines and sites that might be more open to that. Not counting HuffPo.
Motivations:
- Having an editor improves quality (theoretically anyway)
- Being in a more professional venue motivates one put more energy and care into a piece
- Reaching a wider audience, being part of a larger conversation
Am not sure how far up your alley this is but check it out: http://www.killingthebuddha.com/
Well they’s closed down it appears – plus they’re more like a 5 on the religious-antireligious scale, and I’m more like a 7. But if they start back up I will look into them…
When I actually buy magazines, they tend to be weird stuff like Juxtapoze, Bitch, the Revealer and Adbusters. Not stuff I’d write for.
Have you thought about writing for something like the Skeptical Inquirer or The Humanist?