Want to Contribute to ImpishIdea?
Hey there! We’re glad to see that you’re interested in contributing an article to us and welcome any work related to literature and writing. Book reviews are especially appropriate. Bonus points if it’s related to Inheritance or Twilight.
The submission process is rather quick and mostly painless. Here’s how it works:
1) Write up a draft of whatever you’d like to write on.
2) Submit it using the article submission form.
3) Our contributor team will take a look and we will email you back with the suggestions for revision. (This step might be repeated a few times, depending on how much revision is needed.)
4) Once your article is shiny enough for mass public consumption, it will be posted under your name for you on the home page.
See? Totally easy.
The article can be of any length, a one-shot, or part of a series, and written in whatever style that suits you. Before submitting here, read it over and make sure that you would show the page to a) your nine year old brother and b) your grandmother.
Here is a list of suggested topics, if you can’t think of any immediately: (Note: The topics with the strikeout markup are ones that already have an article on it. Please be sure to read it before submitting your own to avoid repetition.)
Article Ideas
Mechanics
- Plot, pacing
- Sentence composition
Writing action sequences- Dialogue
- Writing dialects
- Speech tags
- Realistic reactions
- Chapters, narrative breaks, and paragraphs
- Points of View, including: first person, third person, limited, and omnipotent
Characters
- Avoiding flat characters
Avoiding Mary Sues/Gary Stus, self-inserts- Dynamic characters
- Villains, and breaking out of archetypes
- Ensuring reader interest/sympathy
- Writing morally grey characters
Speculative Fiction
- Creating original magic systems
- Invoking terror in genre horror
Creating sci-fi worlds- “Magical Realism”/Naturalistic Magic
- Magicless or low-magic worlds
- Steampunk, gearpunk, and/or cyberpunk genre technology
- Creating realistic land masses, including placement of mountains, lakes, and rivers. There are many fantasy maps that ignore basic physical laws like the flow of water.
Creating wildlife and ecosystems- Knowing when to stop, and focus on the story
Realism
- Creating realistic societies, including dealing with touchy topics such as racism, class division, etc.
- Currency and medieval economics
Convincing histories- Sword fighting, sieges, archery, and how to portray them realistically
- Horses, feeding, riding, and care
- Army size, command structure, formations, etc.
- Wounds and bleeding
Publishing
- Getting an agent
- Magazines, journals, etc.
Of course, there are also plenty of topics on Inheritance and Twilight you can write on, if you prefer.
Join the Staff
In the event that you would like to become a regular contributor to the site (maybe you have an article series planned?) email impishidea[at]gmail{dot}com. Those who would like to help us as editors proofreading and providing feedback on others’ articles are also welcome to join the staff.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the site, submission process, or anything at all, please get in touch with us: impishidea[at]gmail{dot}com