what was involved in this particular part of construction.
This process gets pretty quick once you get the hang of it.
If you are going to take the pictures and complete the proj-
ect prior to writing the article, it’s important to make sure
you have all the necessary pictures. While doing subsequent
construction articles, I have found it easier to take the pic-
tures and document each step as I go rather than waiting
until the project is finished.
When the manuscript was finished, I printed it out and left
it alone for a day or two. For me, this helps to clear my head
and get away from the process of pounding out detailed
explanations of the work involved. I inevitably make changes
when I go back through and edit the document. This step is
critical in making sure that your article is as crisp and con-
cise as possible. And a trip through the grammar and spell
check is a requirement.
SUBMITTING THE ARTICLE
Once the article was finished, I put together the bill of
materials and prepared captions for each of the photos. I
printed these out and reviewed them in detail while looking
at the photos for each step.
Then I checked the “Organizing Your Submission” informa-
tion on the MRH website to be sure that my article would
meet all of the requirements. I put the article and bill of
materials, both of which were Word documents, into a
“When the manuscript was finished, I printed it
out and left it alone for a day or two. I inevitably
make changes when I go back through and edit
the document.”
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MRH-Mar 2013
