Q.1
Bigger publications have more experienced editors—and bigger rates

Q.2
Assume a small publication has lax standards and novice editors

Q.3
Assume small publications aren’t as picky as big ones

Q.4
Don’t freelance for anything but the purest of publications

Q.5
Ignore all publications that have audiences younger than you

Q.6
Read the publication, but don’t analyze the audience

Q.7
Insist on detailed freelance contracts and writer’s guidelines

Q.8
Assume editors like the writing they’re getting right now