| ©2001 by Rebecca J. Burke & Hashbrown Casserole for the Matchbox Twenty Soul, Inc. |
| PLEASE LET ME SHARE MY FEELINGS!!! |
| Alright, alright, you've convinced us! Damn, you're a persistant little bugger, aren't you? Okay, kiddies, here's how YOU can become a contributing writer, and all the perks that come with it. Yes, you do get something out of the deal, other than having the world being able to see your writing. Don'tcha just love perks? I do. |
| WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE... All contributing writers MUST be a part of the Matchbox Twenty General Discussion (Clicking here will completely take you away from this site.) at the time of submission. We accept writers of all backgrounds, and we do not discriminate based on who the writer is on the GD. To establish yourself as a contributing writer, you MUST follow the guidelines of the "How to Contribute" section. Failure to do so will result in automatic rejection. |
| We here at Hashbrown Casserole for the Matchbox Twenty Soul are looking for a few good GDers to share anything and everything with us. But we've handed down some guidlines and requirements as to who can contibute, how it is contributed, and what the Board will accept and publish. We feel that this creates a general sense of organization to the writing we offer, plus, it keeps the material exclusive to the GD family. (Sorry, Stephen King, you just can't give us anything.) For the vast majority of our audience, these guidelines shoudln't be a problem, but we have them just in case. If you'd like to be on our Board of Really Important People, find that information by clicking HERE! |
| HOW TO CONTRIBUTE... To contribute a piece of material for review and possible publication, the applicant MUST fill out all the required questions on the Applicant Page. Failure to do so will result in automatic rejection. (We're hardasses about this. NO EXCEPTIONS.) Once said requirement is done, the applicant MUST submit material in an attachment to the application in ONLY either a Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, or a Notepad file. Failure to do so will result in automatic rejection. The applicant may submit more than one (1) piece of material at a time, but no less than one (1). Each seperate piece must be saved as a seperate file. (NOTE: The Board does not always accept a piece of writing, and we reserve the right to deny any material submitted. All material is judged per the requirements listed. You as an applicant do reserve the right to find out why your material was rejected, but this is only at the applicant's request.) Once the applicant is established as a contributing writer, the process of submiting material will differ. The writer will be notified of this change at the appropriate time. Any rejected initial material results in rejection of the applicant. ALL INITIAL SUBMITTED MATERIAL MUST BE APPROVED BY 51% OF THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH STATUS AS A CONTRIBUTING WRITER, AS PER REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLICATION. All approved applicants are published at least once, but may not necessarily be published again. ALL material is subject to review by the Board. |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICATION... To have your submitted material accepted for publication (And establishment as a writer.), the piece MUST follow these requirements for publication. Any exceptions will we exclusively reviewed by the Board, and the Board reserves the right to do so at their leisure. 1. Material MUST be submitted in the Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, or Notepad format. 2. Material must be free of spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. (All poetry and songs are exemptions to the grammar rule.) NOTE: Works and Word do have both these features. While the Board does edit the submission, it is the sole responsibility of the writer to provide a virtually publishing perfect piece of writing. 3. Material must fall into one of the following categories: Stories GD Love Concert Experiences Concert Signs Life Lessons Poetry/Songs Fan Fiction Serials (Stories that are in multiple parts.) Other The Board reserves the right to expand the types of categories and/or delete them. 4. Material must be appropriate for readers ages 10 and older. Exceptions will be exclusively reviewed by the Board, and if the material is accepted, the Board reserves the right to attach a content disclaimer. If the writer does not wish to publish the piece with the disclaimer, the material will be automatically rejected. 5. Once material is recieved by the Board, is is read by all members. ALL MATERIAL MUST BE APPROVED BY 51% OF THE BOARD TO BE PUBLISHED, AS PER THESE REQUIREMENTS. If a Board member cannot review a piece, the member is disqualified from the final vote. Writers will be notified within one (1) week of submission if material has been accepted. 6. Material submitted is reviewed and edited as deemed necessary by the Board and the corresponding Editor. The edited material is then returned to the writer for final approval. The material will NOT be published unless the writer approves the changes. The writer has three (3) days to respond. Failure to respond will result in automatic rejection. The writer may reserve the right to appeal. 7. All final approved material will be published within one (1) week of final approval. 8. If a writer finds error in the publication, the writer MUST notify the webmaster as soon as possible to correct the error. 9. ALL PUBLISHED MATERIAL BECOMES THE SOLE JOINT PROPERTY OF THE WRITER AND HASHBROWN CASSEROLE FOR THE MATCHBOX TWENTY SOUL, INC. 10. If, once a piece is published, the writer wishes to change any part, the writer may do so, as per these requirements of publication. All changes must be submitted in the form of new material, and the writer must inform the Board of the changes that are desired to be made. 11. If, at any time, a writer wishes to remove any of their writing from the site, they may do so. All requests for removal must be submitted to the Board for formal purposes, but all requests will be granted. At this time, the material becomes the sole property of the writer, and may not be published again by this site unless the writer submits the piece again. 12. This site falls under the jurisdiction of Oldham County of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of the United States of America if any legal issues arise. (But please don't sue us, we're just a bunch of poor kids.) 13. Are you still with me? I hope so, there's a pop quiz at the end of this... 14. If, at any time, a writer of our site wishes to take legal action against any outside party due to plagarism, the site fully supports the writer and will cooperate in any legal proceedings. (But hopefully this will NEVER happen.) Likewise, if any outside party wishes to take legal action upon us, the site seperates itself from the writer. We do not support plagarism in any form. In otherwords, PLAGARISM IS SO FUCKING WRONG. 15. If at any time the webmaster chooses to retire, or something dreadful happens to her, the Board reserves the right to either disband the site or continue operation without notice to the contributing writers, per approval by the webmaster when applicable. 16. At any time, the Board reserves the right to change these rules of publication without notice to the contributing writers, and bv a 51% vote. Okay, Pop Quiz time! What color was Washington's white horse? |
| PERKS OF BEING AN ESTABLISHED AND CONTRIBUTING WRITER... Once the applicant is an established and contributing writer, they receieve the follwing perks for all their efforts: Joy of being published to the web. (COME ON...you've got to admit, that is still kinda cool.) Your own personal Profile Page. Publication of any links to any personal sites you may have. (ONLY Matchbox Twenty related.) The satisfaction of knowing you may have changed a life with the words you have written. |
| OH MY GOSH! That was a TON of reading, wasn't it??? Damn, we're so glad you made it this far!!! It may all sound really intimidating, but really, it's not that hard. So go out, collect all your stuff, and submit it today!!! Who knows, maybe someone famous may see it someday? =) |