Want to Contribute?
To contribute, click the Contact link on the left or send an email to the webmaster AT archetypewriting DOT com. You may also contact the webmaster with questions about submitting.
We're interested in articles on:
- The craft of writing (writing, editing, proofing)
- Queries, proposals, pitches, and other aspects of publishing fiction. We're willing to look at information on e-publishing or self-publishing as long as it's a legitimate educational piece and not just veiled advertising.
- The writing life
- Genre writing
- Creativity (both from the psychological side and the writer's side).
- Psychology that is accessible to laypersons and relevant to writing or the creative process.
- The psychology, creative process, psychological problems, or writing of famous people
Contributions by people who are in media psychology, entertainment, and mental health organizations are also welcome!
Individual articles remain copyrighted by their authors.
Examples of media portrayals will be considered if they
- Explicitly warn readers about any spoilers
- Set up the information so someone who isn't familiar with the media example can still get something out of reading about it
- Explain how the portrayal does a good job of accurately capturing psychological/psychiatric practices, ideas, values, etc. (if the portrayal is an example of an accurate portrayal)
- Explain how the portrayal differs from the information generally accepted as accurate in the fields of psychiatry and/or psychology (if the portrayal contains inaccurate information) and what changes might be made to improve accuracy
Visual contributions will be considered if
- Screencaps or scans are clear
- You're able to do all of the things detailed in "examples of Media Portrayals will be considered..."
Rights
We request non-exclusive electronic rights and perpetual rights.
Articles typically stay up 3-6 months, but if our readers particularly like an article, the article addresses a topic on which it's hard to find information, or the article is otherwise unique, we keep it up indefinitely.
Length
Absolute maximum is 2000 words; we prefer articles between 600 and 1200 words.
Please note
At the present time we're unable to provide pay for articles or book excerpts, but we do offer the publicity and publication credit associated with the article. We reserve the right to say no to any pitch or suggestion, and to edit submitted articles.
Given the nature of the site, we're especially picky about three things
- Submissions must be professional -- formatted, proofread, and spellchecked.
- Jargon and other psychology-speak must be made accessible to people who haven't studied psychology extensively. Even if you know a particular phrase or term is explained elsewhere on the site, please make the information in the article self-contained. (Do feel free to hyperlink to other pages in the site to provide additional explanation.)
- Please don't send anything that perpetuates obvious psychology stereotypes.
Please submit articles in the body of an email; if you must send an attachment, please state in the body of the message what's in the attachment. Likewise, if you send an image, make sure you tell me in the body of the message what you've attached.
Finally, if you send something, please be patient! We'll get back to you as soon as we can!
