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Subject: Autoreply - Ink Blotter guidelines
Reply-To: inkblotter@inkspot.com
WRITERS' GUIDELINES FOR THE INK BLOTTER
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(Last updated July 5, 1999)
Thanks for your interest in writing for The Ink Blotter!
The Ink Blotter is part of INKSPOT (http://www.inkspot.com), a web resource
for writers of all ages and levels of experience. The Ink Blotter is a place
where hard-working writers can go for some light refreshment and
inspiration -- sort of an iced coffee in some shade on a hot summer day.
The Ink Blotter publishes online (http://www.inkspot.com/inkblot), updating
content about once per week. We run an average of 4 to 8 pieces per month:
short poems, short fiction, and essays/anecdotal pieces. All pieces must be
related to the craft or business of writing. We welcome submissions from
readers, and we are always looking for material that provides a refreshing
perspective on the craft and business of writing -- humor, inspiration,
anecdotes, and essays. Material should be suitable for a general audience.
POETRY
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Please keep in mind that we are looking for HUMOROUS OR INSPIRATIONAL POETRY
that has to do with the craft or business of writing.
Length: 4-8 lines preferred, longer pieces considered occasionally.
Style: Rhyming preferred, but other formats are certainly considered. Please
nothing too experimental, risquÄ, or overtly religious.
Payment: $10/poem.
Rights: First-time non-exclusive rights (i.e., you are free to sell your
piece elsewhere as long as it appears on the Ink Blotter first).
Submission: Send entire poem to Christopher Donner, Submissions Editor. Do
not send more than THREE POEMS AT A TIME, and please include text directly
in the body of the email (ASCII text). No attachments, please.
SHORT FICTION OR ESSAY
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Again, please remember that we are looking only for HUMOROUS OR INSPIRATONAL
pieces that deal with the craft or business of writing. Pieces should be
well written, but should avoid sounding too "literary" unless that is part
of the humor.
Length: 500 words maximum.
Style: Material should be suitable for a general audience.
Payment: $20/piece.
Rights: First-time non-exclusive rights (i.e., you are free to sell your
piece elsewhere as long as it appears on the Ink Blotter first).
Submissions: Send entire story to Christopher Donner, Ink Blotter Editor. Do
not send more than ONE STORY OR ESSAY AT A TIME, and please include text
directly in the body of the email (ASCII text). No attachments, please.
SUBMISSION FORMAT
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Submissions are accepted ONLY BY E-MAIL. No attachments, please. Include
your text within the body of your email message. Use plain ASCII text, no
"curly" quotes. Please don't indent paragraphs. Separate paragraphs with a
blank line, instead.
Submissions should be sent to:
Chris Donner
Ink Blotter Editor
inkblotter@inkspot.com