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| Know something worth telling people about? How would you like to share your gardening knowledge other gardeners around the world!? If this sounds exciting to you, consider writing an article for thegardenzone! We accept articles written on nearly any gardening-related topic. If you have an idea for an article, drop us a line, and let us know what you're interested in writing about. Please try to ensure your articles are unique and interesting. Why write for thegardenzone? If you're someone who gets excited when talking about gardening and if you have fun writing and sharing your interests and expertise with others, you are the ideal author candidate! We put no pressure on writing deadlines or styles. (We do ask that your article focus on lengthy technical explanations (without waffling) and examples as opposed to a short articles which are light on detail.) Make sure that you write about something you know and are excited about, and that you have fun writing the article! If you had fun writing your article, others will have fun reading it. We are not in a position to pay writers for writing for us so you have to love gardening to do it. If your article topic is accepted and you write an articles that is unique and interesting we will provide you with a years free membership to the members area. The Technical Details. Once you have decided on a topic and have contacted us and gotten the go-ahead, it is absolutely imperative that you write your article in text format. Not HTML format; not Word format. Text format - using Notepad or Edit or some other text editor. Go ahead and use Word if you like, but be sure to save as text! Images are strongly encouraged where appropriate. All images should be in either GIF or JPG format in with a reasonable file size, please. (Crunch GIF and JPG images online at http://www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html.) The Writing Style. When you write your article, there are certain things to keep away from and others to tend toward. Things to stay away from include: Inadequate discussion of an advanced topic (never assume that everyone knows what you're talking about - if you don't want to delve into details, at least provide a URL for more information) Stylistic techniques that are encouraged include: A beginning introduction explaining what the article will examine in plain English and the sectional layout of the article. A more indepth look at each of the article sections. A conclusion detailing what you have described and any closing remarks you want to end with. Sticking to the encouraged writing styles and refraining from the discouraged writing styles will make your article easier to read, understand, and use for readers who will read your article each day. It will also make our job easier since less time will be needed editing your article. So if you'd like to write for thegardenzone, start by dropping us a line, letting us know what topic(s) you'd like to write about! |
 Noel Austin, our Australian based gardening columnist, is a great source of practical gardening tips.
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