Re: What format do you send articles in?

**C* T* E* <c*@catrionatudorerler.com>**

I email written documents in Microsoft Word.  The editor then does 
whatever he/she needs to do to edit, format, and either publish it in 
print version and/or online.  Because of the enormous size of high 
resolution photographs (too much to email), I place hi res photographs 
either on my FTP site for the editor to download or on the publisher's 
own FTP site.  I have not encountered an editor who wanted me to layout 
my articles.
    Catriona

Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> Well, so much for sending my last email offlist.  :)  Sorry about that!
> Fortunately my apology opens the door for a question, so it wasn't a 
> total loss.
>
> When you write articles for magazines or articles that will appear
> online, what format do they ask for your work in?  What if you're
> supplying pictures?  Can you just send a Word document and they figure
> out the layout?  Or do they ask for something like RTF or DocBook?
>
> When I started a book about a decade ago for a prominent computer book
> company they only took RTF, DocBook, or nroff macros.  I tried DocBook
> and found it to be a royal PITA, although I suspect it has matured some.
> I also suspect that garden writers use slightly less obtuse software.
>
> Despite whatever format you have to supply now (which I'm still curious
> about), what would be your dream format?  What if you were supplying
> photos?
>
> I'm investigating the possibility of articles (some for pay) for a site
> and want to make sure that the format we choose has the broadest appeal.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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