Writer's Guidelines for Fusion Authority
We think that writing should be fun.
More than anything, when you write your article, have fun with it. Sound it out and hear the words you're writing. Imagine you're speaking to a friend and telling a good story. It should make sense and flow... If it's something you'd enjoy reading yourself, you know you're on the right track.
We look for authors who are knowledgable in the material, who are willing to work with a skilled editorial team and willing to rewrite their articles based on editorial comments. This rewrite may be as little as a single word.
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to writing. Any rule that can be thought of may also need to be broken for a good reason. However, in general, we feel that you do need a good reason to step outside the following guidelines:
- Never use the acronym CF; it's always ColdFusion.
- Don't try for any special fonts or formatting. We'll deal with that in our editorial and production process. If you want something to be a sidebar, note [SIDEBAR] before and [SIDEBAR ENDS] after that special section. If you'd like to put in a footnote, note it as [FOOTNOTE 1: Text for footnote here] where the footnote is supposed to go.
This list of guidelines may seem a bit short. Rather than bore you with a list of rules, we prefer to work with you, one-on-one, to help you develop the best articles you can write on ColdFusion and related web technologies.
Article Length:
Our web articles don't have a set length. Our print articles tend to be anywhere from 2000 to 4000 words, depending on subject matter.
How to Contact Us
If you have a good idea for an article, email Judith Dinowitz, the Editor-in-Chief. If you'd like to submit an article you've already written, send the finished Microsoft Word document to Judith, or upload it to Google Docs and collaborate her. She's always glad to welcome new authors, or to work with more seasoned veterans.