Ren Suzume
Expert
Greetings brave and stalwart adventurers!
For those of you who missed the announcement at the last gathering, the Ashbury Times is offering you, the adventuring community, a chance to make some money!
Sound good? Of course it sounds good! Here's how it works:
You send us an article about your heart-pounding adventures in Fairedale. If it's good, we'll publish it. And for every ten words you write that we publish, you get one copper. It does not sound like a fortune, but believe me, it adds up. Guild reports will garner the same reward, which will go to they guild's coffers. Gossip, advertisements, and announcements will not be monetarily rewarded. Letters to the editor may be, if they are germane to current events, interesting, and of sufficient length.
Remember, this only applies to words that we use in our paper. Don't send us five pages of goblin offal and expect to get paid. Articles should be written in the third person. A page about how wonderful, strong and good-looking you are (however true it may be) will not get published. No one wants to read it. Also, you might be thinking: "Hmm... If I'm getting paid by the word, I'll just stuff my article full of superflous adjectives and colorful locution." Wrong! We will edit your work for spelling, grammar, and content. We will deduct from your pay if every other word is spelled wrong, or if we have to spend two days deciphering your handwriting.
When I was in town last, some people expressed concern over the "editting for content" caveat. They called it censorship. It is. Welcome to journalism. If your article is repetitive or dull, we may cut out the boring parts. If you have your facts wrong and we know it, we will correct them. If you write about how His Grace Duke Frost is bald because he is a necromancer and the chaos magic made his hair fall out (this is NOT the opinion of the Ashbury Times or any of its affiliates), we are NOT going to print it.
So get to it! Write up a quality article and send it to:
Attn: Myrtle Marvolo Marmadoc
Ashbury Times Printing Office
Songbringer Square
Ashbury City
(OOG: ashburytimes@yahoo.com)
The deadline for our next paper is June 26th. Let us know the next Fairedale gathering you plan to attend, and your reward will be delivered.
M. M. Marmadoc
Reporter, Ashbury Times
For those of you who missed the announcement at the last gathering, the Ashbury Times is offering you, the adventuring community, a chance to make some money!
Sound good? Of course it sounds good! Here's how it works:
You send us an article about your heart-pounding adventures in Fairedale. If it's good, we'll publish it. And for every ten words you write that we publish, you get one copper. It does not sound like a fortune, but believe me, it adds up. Guild reports will garner the same reward, which will go to they guild's coffers. Gossip, advertisements, and announcements will not be monetarily rewarded. Letters to the editor may be, if they are germane to current events, interesting, and of sufficient length.
Remember, this only applies to words that we use in our paper. Don't send us five pages of goblin offal and expect to get paid. Articles should be written in the third person. A page about how wonderful, strong and good-looking you are (however true it may be) will not get published. No one wants to read it. Also, you might be thinking: "Hmm... If I'm getting paid by the word, I'll just stuff my article full of superflous adjectives and colorful locution." Wrong! We will edit your work for spelling, grammar, and content. We will deduct from your pay if every other word is spelled wrong, or if we have to spend two days deciphering your handwriting.
When I was in town last, some people expressed concern over the "editting for content" caveat. They called it censorship. It is. Welcome to journalism. If your article is repetitive or dull, we may cut out the boring parts. If you have your facts wrong and we know it, we will correct them. If you write about how His Grace Duke Frost is bald because he is a necromancer and the chaos magic made his hair fall out (this is NOT the opinion of the Ashbury Times or any of its affiliates), we are NOT going to print it.
So get to it! Write up a quality article and send it to:
Attn: Myrtle Marvolo Marmadoc
Ashbury Times Printing Office
Songbringer Square
Ashbury City
(OOG: ashburytimes@yahoo.com)
The deadline for our next paper is June 26th. Let us know the next Fairedale gathering you plan to attend, and your reward will be delivered.
M. M. Marmadoc
Reporter, Ashbury Times