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You’re invited to become published in NCDA’s Web Magazine!What is Career Convergence? “A practical, online resource for all categories of people

working in the career field” Audience: career practitioners and professionals

Go to: www.ncda.orgContact: Melanie Reinersman, [email protected]

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How is Career Convergence different from other publications?

Tone - friendly, informal Purpose – a practical tool that can immediately be

used Format – bullets, subheadings Online features – links, archives

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Benefits to Publishing

Contribute to your field Develop your personal and professional skills Add to your credentials Obtain CEU’s Market your expertise Increase your network

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Keys to Getting Published

Read the publication Study the Submission Guidelines Reflect: what can you share? Communicate with an editor Follow-up

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Step-by-Step Process

1. Read the current issue2. Read the archives3. Read the Submission Guidelines4. Determine your topic5. Submit a draft6. Follow-up7. What happens after submission?8. You’re Published!9. Publish again!

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Step-by-Step: Read the current issue

What do you like about it? What areas are attractive to you – do they

match your skills, interests, and experiences?

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Step-by-Step: Read the archives

What topics have been covered (or not covered) in previous issues?

What’s been suggested for future articles? Who are the authors?

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Step-by-Step: Read the Submission Guidelines

Review the Focus, Style, Length, and other criteria for selection

Who is the contact person? Unique conditions:

– All work must be original and never before published– Copyright transfer and reprint permission– Submit to only one editor– Compensation?

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Step-by-Step: Determine your topic

If you have one, email the topic or outline or article draft to an editor

If you don’t have one:– Brainstorm - by yourself or with a colleague– Brainstorm with an Career Convergence Editor

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Brainstorming

What topics interest you? What topics can you “piggy-back” on? What current professional activities can you

share as a “best practice”? Can you write about a conference

presentation? Can you write a book review?

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Brainstorming

What was your favorite job?book?course? What career advice would you share with a

specific population (e.g., school children? college/grad students?)

What would you like to learn more about? Who could you partner with to co-author an

article?

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Step-by-Step:Submit an Article

Submit a draft to an editor via email, using a Word document attachment or pasted in body of email

Include all your contact info An editor will work with you to help you meet

submission guidelines Deadline: flexible; generally the 15th of each

month

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Step-by-Step: Follow-up

Editor may request revisions Send another email if you don’t hear from

editor within 3 weeks After acceptance, sign the copyright transfer

form and return it (via snail mail)

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Step-by-Step: What happens next?

Depends on who you submitted the article to:

Field Editor Associate Editor Career Convergence Editor

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Step-by-Step:You’re Published!

New articles appear on the first of each month Previous articles are archived and searchable Web magazine is emailed to subscribers

(approximately 10,000 a month) Reprint permission granted by Editor

That was easy, so why not do it again!

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Hints to Finding the Time and Talent to Get Published

Writer, Know Thyself Scan the Environment You can overcome Writer’s Block Keep It Simple

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Writer, Know Thyself

Recognize your expertise– You may need to narrow your focus to gain

expertise

Explore your skills (you probably have the assessments to do this!)

Brainstorm with a colleague about your talents Look at your experience with diversity or

special populations

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Scan the Environment

What has already been written? What is missing? What is common information/knowledge in

your work setting?– What’s common to you may be novel to other

professionals

What are colleagues bemoaning: what do they need?

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Overcoming Writer’s Block Focus on practical topics – things you have used that

have worked– If it’s been useful to you, it may be useful to others

Keep it in perspective– 950 words is only about 2 pages!– Write about what you love – the words and time will fly!

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KISS

Keeping it simple will keep your readers interested

You don’t need to have an English degree, or a Ph.D.

No need for five syllable words Use bullets when possible

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Remember…

“Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a piece of blank paper until your forehead bleeds.”Douglas Adams