Writing Acronyms Translated
A writer’s forum I frequent has been discussing the acronyms often used when talking about writing. It can be hard to understand a post or article that’s riddled with terms like WIP, RPP, and WFH, so here’s a handy list I came up with. You can see acronyms that are more related to fiction writing at the Coffee & Critique Writers Group.
RPP = Regional Parenting Publication
LOI = Letter of Introduction
WIP = Work in Progress
WD = Woman’s Day or Writer’s Digest
FC = Family Circle
LHJ = Ladies’ Home Journal
GH = Good Househeeping
NYT = New York Times
WSJ = Wall Street Journal
WM = Writer’s Market
POA = Pay on Acceptance
POP = Pay on Publication
FOB = Front of Book (the short pieces at the front of the magazine)
BOB = Back of Book (the short pieces at the back of the magazine)
WFH = Work for Hire
WMFH = Work Made for Hire
FNASR = First North American Serial Rights
PITA = Pain in the Ass
FWIW = For what it’s worth
YMMV = Your mileage may vary
Do you know of more acronyms used when talking about writing? Please post them in the Comments below. [lf]
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Oct 14, 2007 Ass, News you can use, Writing
Yeah,there’s one more:
WTF? When you find one of your articles in a magazine or website and didn’t know they were going to use it!
(Stands for “What the Heck”)
Carolyn
Uh, Linda? Diana? I ran across a site that seems to be republishing all of your posts and comments. Could you contact me? I just wanted to give you the link and see if you were already aware of it and maybe even had arrangements with them to do so.
Becky, thanks for the heads-up! I don’t have your e-mail address…can you please contact me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com? We haven’t given anyone permissio n to replicate all the posts on the blog.
SASE: self-addressed stamped envelope
SACRED is one too I am not sure what R stands for but the rest is Setting, Action, Characters,
R(?), Event, and Dialogue
MOA – Memorandum of Agreement
e.g. – exempli gratia
e.i. – id est
That’s all I can think of right now…. Let try to add later..