Super Radio X wants writers!

If you've got a burning desire deep inside to write a cool article or review for www.superradiox.com (not to be confused with a mild burning sensation when you pee), that's great! We want your stuff! That said, we'd really appreciate it if you would take the time to look over the following SUBMISSION GUIDELINES before sending anything in.

WHAT WE WANT

Super Radio X is currently seeking reviews and articles. On this website, a review is a shorter piece, generally 750-2000 words, reviewing either one thing (i.e. a video game), or a collective group of things (i.e. a game system's launch line-up). An article is pretty much any other piece of writing, generally longer than a review. This currently includes interviews.

WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE?

Although we're looking for a variety of pieces, some are more desirable than others. A review, for instance, will be easier to get posted than an article. A review of a video game will be easier to get posted than a review of a DVD. A review of a cool DVD, however, such as Army of Darkness, will be easier to get posted than a lame DVD, such as Runaway Bride. This is because the main focus of the site is on video games. We will post a well-written review of almost anything, but first-time constributors may want to consider reviewing a video game. As for articles, since they are more about the writing itself reviews are, they will be held up to a higher standard. Again, first-time contributors may want to consider starting with a review.

THE SUPER RADIO X STYLE:

• REVIEWS
  Reviews should be 750-2000 words. Be creative with your writing; don't just dryly cover the bases of something's good and bad points. Add personal touches. Don't alter your score to be more in line with the consensus: we want reviews that reflect what YOU think. If you can be funny, go for it, but don't force it -- we'd rather have a unique review with personality than one with a bunch of corny jokes. We'll take reviews of games, CDs, DVDs, movies, comic books, and more, but reviews of games are what we want the most. If a game review has a 70% chance of getting posted, a CD review has a 50% chance, and a Dirt Devil Handivac review has a 2% chance of getting posted (not that these percentages are true). It's all about the quality of the writing. Reviews should end with one overall score of a number from 0 to 5, 5 being the highest possible. Depending on what you review, it will be # out of 5 (something)s, (something) being related to what was reviewed. If you review Castlevania, for instance, you might give the game 3 out of 5 flying Medusa heads. Don't send in any images with your reviews. Don't break your review down into multiple sections with headers unless you really need to for some reason.
• ARTICLES
  Articles can be any length, but in general should be longer than a review. Articles can be on any subject, but, as with reviews, a game-related article will be more likely to get posted. Articles should be humorous, or, failing that, at least have a lot of personality and a unique point of view. Articles may include 3 or 4 images (more if you really need them), but please do not send these with the original submission. We will ask for them later. If you want to submit an interview, please contact us BEFORE you conduct the interview, so we can help you come up with relevant questions.

THE PROCESS

After you are done writing your piece, you can e-mail it to submissions@superradiox.com. Please include in the subject line the word "review" or "article" and either what you are reviewing or the title of your article. Either attach it as a Word file or copy and paste the text into the body of the e-mail. We'll try to get back to you soon after receiving your e-mail, but please do not send more e-mails asking if we got the first one until at least a week or so. And PLEASE do not bug us about it on the message board. We'll then read your submission. If it's good enough to be posted right away, we'll let you know. In most cases, however, we'll e-mail you back with a list of suggestions for tweaks, changes, and/or improvements. You'll then do a revision and send it back. After that, there will either be more requests for revision or we'll proofread and edit the peice ourselves and send it back to you for approval. If you accept the changes, we'll post it!

NOTES

Please don't take it personally if you submit an article and we ask you for changes. Super Radio X is still growing and we have very specific qualities that we want in what we post. If the submission process seems difficult at first, just keep at it; chances are you'll learn some new writing tricks and end up happier with the finished work. Also, these guidelines are subject to change, and we likely won't keep submissions this open forever! We're looking for writers now, so it's a good time to get on board.