Post by bobjoejim on Nov 27, 2012 3:38:58 GMT
B2G News is in search of writers! I want to expand my "State of the Division" style write-ups to more comprehensively cover the entirety of the Box2Glory universe, but the task is far too daunting for me to do exclusively on my own. I need people to help with the writing and research. Anyone who wants to help is welcome to contribute, no experience or talent as a writer is necessary.
I intend to run this in a newspaper style structure, where I will be the editor and articles will be submitted to me from the writers - you. I will then edit them as needed, and I will post them*. If you have an interest in writing, and want to improve your skills, this can be a great opportunity to get feedback and advice. You will get byline credit for the article when I post it, regardless of how much editing I have to do
We will also have a writer's only section of the B2G News forums, where we can coordinate who will write what and where we can discuss, critique, and improve each other's technique.
If you aren't interested in the whole "improving your writing" thing, and just want to help out casually, that's fine too. I'll give only as much editor's feedback as you want. I won't tear your writing apart unless you specifically want the criticism; I'm just looking for any help I can get. And even if you don't want to write at all, researchers are also helpful. If people want to compile basic stats and information as the writers request, and leave the crafting of narratives to others, that's great too!
Finally, even if you don't have the time, energy, or desire to participate in the creative process, you're still welcome to visit the public portion of our forums if you want to talk about what we're putting out, or to request specific articles. You are our audience, and we want to hear from you!
The B2G News forums are at b2gnews.proboards.com/index.cgi
Please stop by, and if you're interested in helping out all the information you need on how to apply to join the writing staff is available there. Don't be intimidated by the idea of an "application", all it consists of is writing something - anything, it can be just a sentence or two - to prove you're genuinely interested. Nobody who applies will be rejected, I promise!
*For the time being, I just plan to post them to the main B2G forums, although if Pav wants to work with me on a way to integrate the "news" more directly into the game itself I think that would be awesome. That's up to him, though, and he can PM me about it (either here or over at the B2G News forum) if he wants to pursue the idea. Nudge nudge wink wink.
I intend to run this in a newspaper style structure, where I will be the editor and articles will be submitted to me from the writers - you. I will then edit them as needed, and I will post them*. If you have an interest in writing, and want to improve your skills, this can be a great opportunity to get feedback and advice. You will get byline credit for the article when I post it, regardless of how much editing I have to do
We will also have a writer's only section of the B2G News forums, where we can coordinate who will write what and where we can discuss, critique, and improve each other's technique.If you aren't interested in the whole "improving your writing" thing, and just want to help out casually, that's fine too. I'll give only as much editor's feedback as you want. I won't tear your writing apart unless you specifically want the criticism; I'm just looking for any help I can get. And even if you don't want to write at all, researchers are also helpful. If people want to compile basic stats and information as the writers request, and leave the crafting of narratives to others, that's great too!
Finally, even if you don't have the time, energy, or desire to participate in the creative process, you're still welcome to visit the public portion of our forums if you want to talk about what we're putting out, or to request specific articles. You are our audience, and we want to hear from you!
The B2G News forums are at b2gnews.proboards.com/index.cgi
Please stop by, and if you're interested in helping out all the information you need on how to apply to join the writing staff is available there. Don't be intimidated by the idea of an "application", all it consists of is writing something - anything, it can be just a sentence or two - to prove you're genuinely interested. Nobody who applies will be rejected, I promise!
*For the time being, I just plan to post them to the main B2G forums, although if Pav wants to work with me on a way to integrate the "news" more directly into the game itself I think that would be awesome. That's up to him, though, and he can PM me about it (either here or over at the B2G News forum) if he wants to pursue the idea. Nudge nudge wink wink.
I dont know how much time I will find for it, and English is not my mother tongue, but anyways maybe there are some simple tasks I can help out with.
