Howdy Folks,
I submitted an article to a Corvette Magazine comparing the mid-engine Fiero to the 1984 -1988 Corvette. Here's my edited rejection letter:
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This is an informative and well-written article, and if I were editing a more broadly targeted publication, I'd likely be interested in publishing it. Unfortunately, it has been my experience that our readership, while fanatically devoted to the Corvette and all it stands for, has very little (which is to say zero) interest in anything that falls outside that niche. (My predecessor even received nasty notes for penning a few complimentary lines about the similarly priced Cadillac CTS-V coupe a few years back.)
That said, if you decide to write any Corvette-specific articles in the future, I'd be happy to consider them, as we're always keen to expand our roster of contributors. In the meantime, I suggest you contact some of the print and online outlets that cater to automotive fans of all stripes, as there's a good chance one of them may be interested in the piece.
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FYI, here's my article's opening:
General Motors produced over half a million fiberglass two-seaters from 1984-88. Only a third had V-8s. The rest were four and six cylinder Pontiac Fieros selling for far less than Chevrolet's Corvette. Although the Fiero was never a performance threat to its stepbrother, it possessed something many Corvette faithful desire: a mid-engine design.
My question to y'all is this: What are some of the "print and online outlets that cater to automotive fans of all stripes" that might be interested in such a submission?
Anyone?
Bueller?
Anyone?
