From: kegepet@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 4:07:11 PM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:   
   > burlwood wrote:   
   > > I've just finished a short story and am now looking to submit it. I was   
   > > wondering about whether there were any advantages to submitting a paper   
   copy.   
   >   
   > No.  If you submit it to 20 places, you'll end up paying $50 in postage   
   > & stationery.  That's what it was like 15 years ago.  A lot of people   
   > will submit last to anybody who won't take electronic sub.   
   >   
   > > I was thinking perhaps it would get the editor's attention more readily.   
   >   
   > No, unless he's a guy near retirement who won't take anything else.   
   >   
   > > Also, are there any differences in the way it should be formatted depending   
   > > on whether the submission is electronic or physical?   
   >   
   > Look on submissions page of magazine's website & give them what they   
   > ask for.  A few of them say they want the document in rtf.  A few   
   > little semi-pro ezines will say they want something different, like   
   > italics not underlined or something like that.   
   >   
   > > Different font, single   
   > > spaced, etc.?   
   >   
   > Probably the only difference is you should put email address under your   
   > mailing address.   
      
   Great, thanks William.   
      
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