Most Frequently Asked Questions
What is this Magazine about?
Angie′s DIARY is an Online Writing Magazine for professional and aspiring writers. Read all about it here.
How do I Register and start Posting?
Check out our page How to Post an Article? for instructions.
I just registered, what should I do next?
- Complete your Biography on your profile page – this is the best way to introduce yourself to the magazine’s Community.
- Add a profile picture and choose a “good” Public Display Name (ex.: ginaprs2319 is NOT a good Display Name).
- Make your first post (Post-Add New – in your Dashboard) and click Submit for Review.
- Start reading the articles that appeal to you, and comment and/or give critique as you think fit (when logged in, your comments will automatically display your name, link and profile pic).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLY!
I copy/pasted my article into my Edit Post page, now what?
- It is greatly appreciated by our staff that you spell-check and format your text according to the standard of the magazine (just open any article and look how it’s done), before you click Submit for Review. Use keyboard short-cuts like CTLR+C/CTRL+V, as mouse actions will not work on some systems.
- Choose ONE Category and one or more Sub-Categories.
- Add Post Tags and/or Meta Keywords, so that visitors can quickly find your and other related articles.
- Add a Meta Description of maximun 155 characters and choose a Focus Keyword.
- Do NOT USE ALL CAPS! Especially in the Title, except in case of specific functionality, but even then: use sparingly.
What Can I Post?
Subjects are entirely your choice (as long as the content is within the realm of what can be considered tasteful, check our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Disclaimer). Articles, excerpts, poems and short stories can all be excellent contributions (even if they have already been published elsewhere, although it is very much preferred to publish your stories and articles in this magazine first), with a minimum of 300 words. In case your story’s word count is far above 4000, we suggest splitting up your story into chapters.
How Often Can I Post?
Check out our Account Types for info..
Are Posts and Comments Moderated?
In this magazine your articles, stories and comments shall be moderated, and will appear online as soon as one of our editors releases them.
The following types of comments will not be posted:
- Anything that insults the Angie’s Diary staff, readers or authors.
- Any type of discrimination in the discussions, including but not limited to racism, heterosexism, classism, religious bigotry, or discrimination toward the disabled.
- We will not host discussions that involve explicit sexual references and are cautious about discussions on volatile topics such as abortion, religion, and race. Inflammatory remarks (intentional or otherwise), anything that we believe may provoke a fight.
- Advertising and spam.
- Posts with “too many” links.
- Off-topic and completely unrelated to the post.
- Feel free to agree or disagree with each other as long as you do it respectfully. Please remember that there are people on the other end reading what you write. Please be respectful of that.
- Bottom line: Be nice!
How Can I Promote My Post?
Make sure you create TRACKBACKS! If you have your own website, we advise you to add links to your individual articles and stories, and/or your author-index page!
Copy/Paste the Link to your Article or Story to your emails, Facebook Wall and messages. It has proven to be valuable practice to share your posts on several social networks: Digg, Facebook, Delicious, Linkedin and especially Stumbleupon has been boosting the views of certain posts, sometimes hundreds within an hour. Click one or more of the social network button to receive many extra views.
How long does my registration remain valid?
Registrations remain active and valid indefinitely, but should be used for posting within 10 days. Inactive registrations will be removed from the magazine if no post has been submitted for review within this period.
How Can I Promote My Book(s) in Angie’s DIARY?
Check out our page Book Promotion and Ad rates for info.
What are the Deadlines?
We are looking for interesting content on an ongoing basis, so there is no specific time frame.
Should I be wary of Copyright Infringements?
Whatever is being published on-line, is potentially copyable. Be this through copy/paste, screen-grabs, OCR software and many, many other methods, even if you have scripts in place that make it harder to copy, there is no guarantee whatsoever.
The good news however, is that once you have published your work at Angie’s Diary, there is a time stamp on your posts (backed up daily), that will be very strong evidence in a court of law. A Creation becomes automatically the intellectual property of the creator, the moment it has been created. We do not make any claims to your work, nor do we let you sign waivers to get the exposure we offer for free.
Do you have Questions that were not answered here?
Let us know, and we’ll add them ASAP!
