Write for WUL

It seems more and more people are interested in guest-posting for Waxing UnLyrical. I welcome one-time guest bloggers, or those looking to join the team on a voluntary (i.e. unpaid) basis.

If you’d like to write for WUL, please consider the following before pitching me:

• WUL looks at public relations, communication strategy, social media, the measurement of our discipline and how technology impacts the practice thereof. So your post should be relevant to any or all or the above.
• I’m particularly interested in hearing from, and showcasing, practitioners who work outside the United States, because I’m fascinated by how communication can be so similar, yet so different, across cultures.
• I love posts that tell stories, give concrete advice, and are not blatantly self-promotional. Or, if you’re laugh-out-loud hilarious, I love that too.
• I rarely do book reviews, so if you have a book that’s relevant to our profession, you’re better off submitting an original (previously unpublished) guest post that provides advice, tips, or expounds on a theory in your book.
• I ask that guest posts be original to WUL. You’re welcome to publish it, with a link back to the original post on WUL, on your own blog a week after it runs here.
• The preferred word count for guest posts is 500-800 words. But if you’re especially creative, don’t let that hold you back; I’ll edit your post anyway.
• I reserve the right to edit all submitted posts. It is unlikely that, if accepted, I will run your edited post by you, unless I am looking for factual confirmation, but I will let you know when it’s scheduled to publish.
• This should go without saying, but you MUST be the author of the post. In other words, please don’t purchase a ghost-written piece and try to palm it off as your own writing.

If you think you have what it takes, go ahead and send me an idea via email – pitch [a] waxingunlyrical [dot] com with “WUL guest blog pitch” in the subject line. Or, if you’re very brave, send the entire post along.

Please do not send me any images or other attachments until and unless I ask for them.

If accepted, I will likely ask you to:

• Send me a 75-word-ish bio that includes your blog/site link and a contact link (e.g. your Twitter handle).
• Send me a 150×150 JPG head shot (please don’t send any other size).
• Send me at least one link to an image via Flickr or other similar site, that is Creative Commons-licensed for non-commercial use, that you think best represents your post.
• Not send me any images that you don’t hold the copyright to.
• Not send me any files you don’t have permission to use, or cite (e.g. documents or media to embed).

All this is not to scare you off; I actually love guest bloggers. It’s just to make life a little easier for you … and me. And thanks in advance for your interest in WUL.

Image: LeftClickerIsAPhotographerApparently via Flickr, CC 2.0