How to Format Your Work for Submission to Empty Mirror

Want so submit your non-fiction article to Empty Mirror? Great!

We prefer submissions in .txt, .rtf, .doc, .docx, or .wpd format. (But, if it's in another format, please get in touch; I can probably still read it!)

suggestions on formatting

We can format your work for the web, however it's written. However, following the guidelines below will help us out.

• Don't indent your paragraphs. Start each paragraph at the left margin.
• Leave a space between paragraphs. Don't begin a new paragraph on the next line.
• Don't use curly quotes or curly apostrophes; use plain quotes (") and apostrophes (') instead. Unfortunately the curlies don't translate in all browsers.

This isn't a dealbreaker. If we accept your work, and it's not as described aboe, we can format it that way. (It just may take us a bit more time to get your work online.)

tips on writing for the web

We also suggest you use short paragraphs - no longer than about 5 sentences - and use italicized text sparingly. While we certainly don't require that you do these things, it will be easier for folks to read your work on the web if you do. Long blocks of text and italics can be hard to read online.

For further tips on writing for publication on the web, you might check out an article elsewhere on this site, "Writing for the Web."

Please feel free to email me with any questions!