Writer's Guidelines

Guidelines

• Once you register for an account, please send a request to become an author.  At that time, we will request a sample of your work. 
• If approved your registration status will be changed to ‘author’ and you will be allowed to submit articles for publication. 
• Each article will need to be reviewed by Liquidtravel editors before being approved for publication.  There is no guarantee your piece will be published.  If a particular destination or experience has been covered several times, your piece might not be needed.  Please do not be offended. 
• For better success, you should submit your topic before beginning your piece.  This will allow editors to change or guide your topic into a usable piece. 
• Articles should be between 600-1000 words and should include photographs.
• As you post your article, you will notice the text editor in the author’s section is very similar to a word processor.  From there you have many editorial controls including posting images.  Please format accordingly.  If you have any trouble, please let us know and we can provide assistance. 
• All articles should be written in the third person narrative, not first person unless pre-approved. 
• Each article should be written in a way to create excitement from the reader to experience what they are reading about. 
• Always remember, the article is for the target audience and what is most important to a reader might not necessarily be what you want to make them to know. Please think about what you want a reader to know and plan it out accordingly.
• Your lead paragraph is critical.  It must convey clearly why the reader should care about the subject and pull them into the rest of the piece.
• ACCURATE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL.  Make certain you have the correct information in your piece and that you have rights to publish what is written.  Liquidtravel retains the right to remove any piece for violation of copyright infringement.  Your status as author will also be revoked if in violation. 
• Take extra time to reread you article to make sure everything is accurate and most important, well written. 
• At the end of each article please include as much logistical information as possible, including contact information if applicable.  If you want a reader to find or experience what you are offering, please make sure and tell them how. 
• If a piece just doesn't fit into any section, we also have a specialty section. Please let us know and we will post your piece there.  This is a pre-approved section only.

We are unable to pay for stories at this time, though we have started accepting advertising and hope to compensate writers as soon as it’s financially possible. Meanwhile, all contributors will gain experience and exposure on one of the few online publications dedicated to publishing quality travel articles. All rights are retained by the author including photo rights.  You can remove any piece you have posted at any time for any reason.  Liquidtravel retains the right to do so as well.

Thanks for thinking of Liquidtravel and for supporting independent publishing.