The Old Hack

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The original intention for creating this site was as a forum for writers to debate, discuss and share ideas, markets and trends in the freelance writing community. In spite of my best efforts, it seems that lots of you read my blog, but are perhaps too shy to contribute! I'm a visitor and subscriber to various other sites, including Helium, which I would recommend for a visit if you haven't already.

I still welcome and positively encourage postings here which may be of help to others, and if you want to use the blog as a forum just to get something off your chest, then that's OK too.

I would like to publish some of your work and if you would like to submit it for consideration I would be honoured to have a look. You may be interested to look at 'Titbits from Elsewhere' where I post bits and pieces which have caught my eye from other writers. I never publish these without express permission. I'm not entirely sure of the final direction this site will take - I welcome any and all sugestions. I just feel that a good quality site which is not trying to rip off its readers for get-rich-quick schemes which simply don't exist is long overdue. I hope you agree, and will support this site. Thanks.

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How (and why) To Publish on This Site

I am operating this site as a platform for writers (including myself) to show their work. I encourage you to publish your work on this site for several reasons.

Because this blog is regularly updated, it gets seen by a large number of people
If you publish on this site I will include YOUR advertising (see below for detail)
You can be sure that no profane or insulting material will appear on this site
Why make the rich even richer? Let's all do it for ourselves!

What Can You Publish Here?

Send articles on any subject that turns you on. Articles must be at least 200 words in length and of good, publishable quality. Ideally you should optimise them for web use, to enable the Search Engines to find them and thereby ensure visitors actually see your work. I will NOT publish everything that is sent to this site, but I will acknowledge receipt (don't forget to give your e-mail address) and will publish at my discretion. Should your piece be selected for publication, I will let you know by e-mail and invite you to send me your advertising code. Your piece will have its own dedicated page with YOUR advertising. If you want to advertise your own business or a house for sale or whatever that's fine. Just send me the copy once your article has been accepted for publication.

I'm currently specifically looking for articles about Southend on Sea.

Images

You can also send in images which go with your piece or a particular photographic theme - but please don't send huge image files. If you don't already have it, I suggest you download the programme Easy Thumbnails which is shareware and which enables you to 'shrink' images without losing lots of quality.

Just one more thing - if your photos include people who are identifiable, then it is essential that a disclaimer from the people in the photograph is obtained. As this can be difficult, probably better to have pictures like the one above, where people are not easily recognised. If the photo is of YOU, that's a different matter, but you should say so when you submit it. Thanks.

This site is owned and maintained by Colin Morley. All original material is copyrighted by Colin Morley. Any material attributed to any other author is subject to copyright by that author or to his or her estate. No material or images from this site may be copied without the express permission of the author. Selected passages may, however, be copied for individual use, or for publication in an academic, charitable or other non profit-making context. Remember that we struggling writers work hard to earn a little money. Please respect that. It's only common courtesy after all. Thank You.