Submission Guidelines
*Posts must adhere to the entirety of these submission guidelines. No exceptions. Please read, understand, and follow all guidelines before submission.
(Last updated 7/14/2018)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Main Goal: Be You
The main goal of us and our writers should be to create and provide quality content speaking our own minds. We practice freedom of speech and we do not censor our writers or readers (except when it comes to hate speech, violence, or illegal activities). Your content should be your own honest viewpoint. The W.A.V.E. in Write W.A.V.E. Media stands for Writing Advocacy Visible Everywhere, which means writers can advocate for their causes and beliefs and also means we advocate for writers, whether we have similar or different viewpoints.
General Guidelines
All written content must be 100% created by you. We do accept previously-published work, as long as it is 100% created by you and you still have the permission to publish said content.
All writers should do their best to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in English (all dialects). We do not support other languages at this time, but hope to have the resources to do so in the future.
We do have a preference for The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World. It is not required, as long as your content is grammatically correct and written well. However, all titles and headlines must be in title casing.
We might at times correct minor typos and grammatical errors. But your opinions and voice should shine through.
Word Count and Related Post Requirements
There is no word count minimum or maximum, within reason. One sentence is not an article. But a poem may only be a few lines. Use your best judgement. We trust our writers.
Topics We Accept
We embrace varied techniques and believe everyone has something unique to share. Topics are 100% up to you. We exist as a form of expression to writers. Please feel free to write your personal opinions, advocate for causes, help people figure out things, and more. Provided you are not threatening or harming yourself or others (and you follow all applicable laws), you are free to write and submit anything you’d like. If we do not have an appropriate category for your topic on any of our sites, please Contact Us to see if it’s one we can add.
Image & Photo Usage, Permissions, and Guidelines
We will attach an appropriate photo to your content, if accepted. We are no longer accepting photo submissions, aside from the author bio photo, which should be a photo of yourself that you have permission to use and publish.
Author Bios
You will be required to provide a short author blurb or bio. You should also include a small photo of yourself. Pets and family members can be in the photograph, as long as you are also included. You may include up to three outside links in your author blurb. We recommend your website, online resume, or social profiles in this space.
Promotional Hyperlinks
We welcome and encourage hyperlinks to your other work, as long as there is value to the post and links are sensibly placed. Spam will not be tolerated. For instance, a how-to piece is fine. Linking to related material is also acceptable. But just talking about how great your website is will not be of value to readers and will be rejected. Obviously, you will draw in the most readers if your post consists of more text than ad content, is easy and interesting to read, and is done in an organized fashion. You are limited to three source links per post, three non-source links per post (usually, this would be your in-text ads), and the links allowed for your byline and author blurb.
Rights and Permissions
By providing us with your content, you are granting Write W.A.V.E. Media permission to display it on sites in our network, as well as our partner network. You are also agreeing that you are the owner and creator of said content and have the proper rights/license to grant us the right to display said content.
This right you grant us to display said content does not transfer ownership to us, but does grant us a display license to place said content on one or more sites in our network, as permitted by you, the owner of said content by going through with the submission process. You still remain the copyright holder and deem the right to display your content wherever you deem applicable. We may, at any time, display your content on any properties involved with Write W.A.V.E. Media, which includes our network of sites and our partner network of sites. However, we will not sell, distribute, or license your content to third parties without your permission. The display rights you grant us extend only to the venues mentioned above, which include this website, as well as those listed on the page entitled All Sites.
Note that we may or may not publish your submitted content and we may remove it at any time after publication at our sole discretion. We strictly adhere to copyright laws, including (but not limited to) the DMCA and will not tolerate copyright violations or plagiarism. All content is scanned for plagiarism and is expected to adhere to these laws and we will act as necessary if anything questionable is detected.
For any confusion or questions, please use our Contact Us form or ask us in the Work at Home Sharing Support Facebook group, specifically for Write W.A.V.E. Media contributors and other professionals who work from home.
(Last updated 7/14/2018)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Main Goal: Be You
The main goal of us and our writers should be to create and provide quality content speaking our own minds. We practice freedom of speech and we do not censor our writers or readers (except when it comes to hate speech, violence, or illegal activities). Your content should be your own honest viewpoint. The W.A.V.E. in Write W.A.V.E. Media stands for Writing Advocacy Visible Everywhere, which means writers can advocate for their causes and beliefs and also means we advocate for writers, whether we have similar or different viewpoints.
General Guidelines
All written content must be 100% created by you. We do accept previously-published work, as long as it is 100% created by you and you still have the permission to publish said content.
All writers should do their best to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in English (all dialects). We do not support other languages at this time, but hope to have the resources to do so in the future.
We do have a preference for The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World. It is not required, as long as your content is grammatically correct and written well. However, all titles and headlines must be in title casing.
We might at times correct minor typos and grammatical errors. But your opinions and voice should shine through.
Word Count and Related Post Requirements
There is no word count minimum or maximum, within reason. One sentence is not an article. But a poem may only be a few lines. Use your best judgement. We trust our writers.
Topics We Accept
We embrace varied techniques and believe everyone has something unique to share. Topics are 100% up to you. We exist as a form of expression to writers. Please feel free to write your personal opinions, advocate for causes, help people figure out things, and more. Provided you are not threatening or harming yourself or others (and you follow all applicable laws), you are free to write and submit anything you’d like. If we do not have an appropriate category for your topic on any of our sites, please Contact Us to see if it’s one we can add.
Image & Photo Usage, Permissions, and Guidelines
We will attach an appropriate photo to your content, if accepted. We are no longer accepting photo submissions, aside from the author bio photo, which should be a photo of yourself that you have permission to use and publish.
Author Bios
You will be required to provide a short author blurb or bio. You should also include a small photo of yourself. Pets and family members can be in the photograph, as long as you are also included. You may include up to three outside links in your author blurb. We recommend your website, online resume, or social profiles in this space.
Promotional Hyperlinks
We welcome and encourage hyperlinks to your other work, as long as there is value to the post and links are sensibly placed. Spam will not be tolerated. For instance, a how-to piece is fine. Linking to related material is also acceptable. But just talking about how great your website is will not be of value to readers and will be rejected. Obviously, you will draw in the most readers if your post consists of more text than ad content, is easy and interesting to read, and is done in an organized fashion. You are limited to three source links per post, three non-source links per post (usually, this would be your in-text ads), and the links allowed for your byline and author blurb.
Rights and Permissions
By providing us with your content, you are granting Write W.A.V.E. Media permission to display it on sites in our network, as well as our partner network. You are also agreeing that you are the owner and creator of said content and have the proper rights/license to grant us the right to display said content.
This right you grant us to display said content does not transfer ownership to us, but does grant us a display license to place said content on one or more sites in our network, as permitted by you, the owner of said content by going through with the submission process. You still remain the copyright holder and deem the right to display your content wherever you deem applicable. We may, at any time, display your content on any properties involved with Write W.A.V.E. Media, which includes our network of sites and our partner network of sites. However, we will not sell, distribute, or license your content to third parties without your permission. The display rights you grant us extend only to the venues mentioned above, which include this website, as well as those listed on the page entitled All Sites.
Note that we may or may not publish your submitted content and we may remove it at any time after publication at our sole discretion. We strictly adhere to copyright laws, including (but not limited to) the DMCA and will not tolerate copyright violations or plagiarism. All content is scanned for plagiarism and is expected to adhere to these laws and we will act as necessary if anything questionable is detected.
For any confusion or questions, please use our Contact Us form or ask us in the Work at Home Sharing Support Facebook group, specifically for Write W.A.V.E. Media contributors and other professionals who work from home.
