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MANUSCRIPTS: For copy submitted by e-mail, it's best to include your file as an attachment AND paste the article into the body of the email message. Articles can also be submitted on a 3.5-in. computer disk (IBM format; Microsoft Word or plain text/ASCII). We also can accept your manuscripts by modem with prior arrangement.

EDITING: If substantial alterations are required, stories will be returned to you for revisions. If time is short and alterations are minor, changes will be made after discussing them with you. However, last-minute cuts without notification may be necessary because of space limitations.

CHANGING A STORY LINE: If the story you are assigned doesn't work out the way you thought it would, discuss it with us well before the copy submission deadline. We may not want a story that is fundamentally different from the one you originally agreed to write.

PREVIEWS OF MANUSCRIPTS BY SOURCES: If interview subjects want to see your story before it's published, let us know. It's usually best to provide them with a data sheet of the facts and quotes you have used instead of the final article.

FACT CHECKING: A checking sheet should accompany the first draft of your story, listing all sources and their telephone numbers. Include copies of all printed materials you have used in your research. If you have drawn material from a book, provide page references and a copy, or photocopy the title page and the relevant material. Also, please let us know if any sources may be unavailable for some reason.

PAYMENT is made on publication. Please submit an invoice to the Editor.

EXPENSES: Long distance telephone expenses are covered up to certain limits only if pre-approved, but we are unable cover travel or any other expenses.

KILL FEES: Apply to assigned stories only. If the article is unacceptable and cannot be fixed, the kill fee is 25% of the original fee; if you do the job we agreed on and the piece is killed by Home Digest for other reasons, the kill fee is 50%. Either way, we return all rights to the manuscript to you.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Please keep graphics in mind as you do your research. Tell us about things you see in the course of your research that may present good photo or illustration opportunities. Pass along brochures, pictures or other materials you think might be useful as reference for illustrations.

DEADLINES: If you're embarrassed about starting late or are having trouble with research, don't go into hiding on us. If you think you might be late, please let us know.