The warning signs were there. The request was last minute (though I was never actually told the deadline). I sent a couple of questions back and the reply took longer than I was expecting.
Normally favor requests from strangers get lower priority. But the request got at something on my list. Would I be willing to write a short op-ed or two for a "Room for Debate" style feature for an undergrad online magazine?
Extra points because the professor who recommended me is the person I've been asking about her experience with the Op Ed Project.
So I wrote a piece. Had a couple of people proofread (THANK YOU!). Submitted it.
And didn't hear back.
Didn't see anything on the magazine's site with my name.
Eventually found the second part of the feature. I'd submitted for the first part.
I understand if I submit to a major outlet, I might not hear back from the editor. But it's not that major. And you requested it.
I e-mailed again. Is the piece going to run? If you don't have immediate plans, I'd like to rescind my submission and publish it on my blog.
I figure now's as good as time as any to actually publish.
(But I'm not checking the op-ed submission box on my life list yet.)
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