How To Submit a Story

Time Goes By, as my other blog says, and mine is limited, so there are some guidelines and rules for your stories:

General

• Anyone who is age 50 or older may submit stories.
• You do not need to keep a blog or any other kind of website to submit stories. In fact, non-bloggers especially are encouraged to join in.
• Stories may be original or may have been previously published in a magazine, other website or blog. To avoid this blog becoming a promotional tool for authors and publishers, it may not be an excerpt from a published book.
• Of course, all stories must be written by you.
• Stories must be submitted in the body of an email; never as an attachment.
• You may submit as many stories as you wish, but only one per email.
• Although this overall website is copyrighted by me, authors retain all rights to their stories.

Writing and Styling

• Stories are limited to approximately 750 words and of course, may be shorter as well.
• Please spellcheck your stories before submission.
• Please also check grammar, syntax and punctuation before submission.
• Indicate what should be bold or italic, but do not include the html.
• Use all-caps sparingly, if at all.
• Use real names of other people only with permission.
• Be sure to give your story a title.

Links

• You may link to other websites and blogs. Include the link at the appropriate place within your story, but not the html.
• Indicate the type and conditions of any documents and pages you link to, if necessary. That is, [PDF] or [behind paid firewall] or [free registration required].

Images

• Only jpg or gif images may be used.
• Image width is limited to 370px but may be smaller to about 150 px.
• Indicate where images should appear in the text.
• If you would like to include a photo or avatar of yourself for the top of the story, limit it to 50px by 50px.
• Images should be sent as attachments in the same email as your story.

Be Sure To Include

• Your name as you want it to appear in the byline.
• Name of and link to your blog or other personal site you would like to link to. It will appear as, for example: By Ronni Bennett, The Elder StoryTelling Place. If you have no blog or site to link to, just your name will appear.

You may submit stories as frequently as you wish but please, just one per email. Because there are always a few spoilers in the crowd, stories will be published at my discretion.