copyright policy summary
Qind blogazine is based on the contribution made by individuals who believe in our mission and want to apply their creative skills and talents to this flow of evolution. Our priority is to treat your work with respect and to ensure it is clear and articulate. We will edit any work submitted to ensure it is in line with our editorial style. We will inform you of any significant changes for review.
When it comes to rights of creative content presented here, Qind Blogazine does not claim ownership rights in Your Content. For the sole purpose of enabling us to make your content available through the Service, you grant to Qind Blogazine a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, distribute, re-format, store, prepare derivative works based on, and publicly display and perform Your Content. This means we have the right to print and reproduce your submitted work in all mediums of Qind Ltd. If you do publish your work elsewhere, a tagline of "This article originally appeared in Qind Blogazine" should appear with a hyper link to www.qindblogazine.com . Please have a look at our submissions agreement and copyright policy for more details.
submission – feature suggestion
So you have seen what Qind is all about and have a burning idea for a topic that you think your fellow Qind readers would want to chew on. It is very easy: Go to our
Submit Now page, choose the right category and submit the idea. Tell us what the title is and in 50 words or less explain in plain English what the story should be about.
submission – written text
Writing for Qind is an exciting and fulfilling process. You are given the opportunity to express your unique perspective on a wide variety of subjects and issues that affect you everyday. Some might think it is a daunting and challenging task but it isn't really. If you keep a journal, you can write for Qind. If you write the occasional email to friends updating them on your life, you can write for Qind. If you enjoy recanting a good story or piece of gossip, you can write for Qind. All you need are a few tips to get you going.
First off, the majority of Qind submissions are maximum 1000 words in length. This equates to one page of A4, single spaced in Arial font size 10. Submissions should be written with wit, brevity, accuracy and originality in mind.
getting started
- Review the brief of the article. We aim to be clear and concise in our briefs in terms of the story we are looking for from our contributors. So take a bit of time to make sure you understand both the title and brief for the article.
- Ensure you have enough time. Writing a good story does take a bit of dedicated time and effort. The more you do, the faster and easier it gets. Check to see when the deadline for the submission is and start your preparation as soon as you can. For an article of 500 to 1000 words, you could probably have a first draft done in a couple of hours and then a couple of days to let it rest, then go back and check to make sure you are happy with it.
- Think about what you want to say and plan. Once you have decided to take a shot at submitting a story, think about it. Cast your mind back to your primary school days. Every story has an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Very quickly put a plan together of how you want to start, what your main message is going to be and how you want to wrap it up, all within 500 to 1000 words.
- Think about your unique take on the subject. Give particular thought to presenting a unique perspective on the subject with the specific variables and factors which influenced the outcomes in your particular experience.
- Avoid generalisation and judgement. Be aware of making sweeping statements and judgements. Write from your own experience about the factors that have particularly influenced you.
- Give it a shot. Believe you can do this. Don’t procrastinate. Bite the bullet and start writing!
writing tips
Once you actually begin the writing process there are a few tricks and tips that can help you come up with something really cool:
- Use short clear sentences. Stay focused on what you are trying to say and say it clearly without those big show-off words. Keep it punchy and use bullet points if appropriate.
- Keep your paragraphs short. They should on average be about 6 lines long.
- Use persuasive techniques of clear reasoning, comparisons, addressing of objections, presenting of solutions and positive language.
- Summarise the story in the first sentence, or paragraph.
- When you have finished, use Spell Check!
- Go to our submit now page and upload your piece.
For individuals with a real interest in writing for the Internet, we highly recommend www.copyblogger.com which is an invaluable resource for would-be Internet writers.
Most of our tips come from this blog. Thank you Brian Clark! The articles that might be of particular interest are:
http://www.copyblogger.com/become-a-better-writer/
http://www.copyblogger.com/ernest-hemingway-top-5-tips-for-writing-well/
http://www.copyblogger.com/persuasive-writing/
http://www.copyblogger.com/grammar-writing-mistakes/
submission – images (photography, illustrations, animation, video testimonials)
Just like submissions for text, we ask our contributors to simply read our brief for the upcoming feature. Have a bit of a think and then start going through your own creative archives for any original images you think would be appropriate for the story. We are interested in anything - pictures, cartoons, video footage (not more than 5 minutes duration). There are few hard guidelines for the images we run but we particularly like images that challenge accepted wisdom and judgements. Qind contributors are challenged to visually reframe the familiar with a unique take on the subject at hand. To submit your work for consideration, go to our
submit now page and upload the image with title and place of capture. Contributors are encouraged to include their website URL with their submission.
submission guidlines