I basically need an article about what what effects immersive imaging such as full screen panoramic images have for the viewer and the owner of business. I take panoramic photos and I would like to educate people about the business using stats and figures, but I can not mention my business name. Which is very odd... but those are the guidelines I must adhere to. Also it must be about 900 words max Would like to have some solid facts and figures in there.
Although your location is not important, the fact that you can write professional articles using correct grammar is. I will not accept nor will I correct an article using improper grammar, so please take note of it.
If in doubt please send me a copy of your previous writing work.
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Article Submission Requirements
Helping you to achieve clear, accurate, and interesting expression is the goal of these guidelines. Your insights should try to be unique, sound, compelling, and relevant to lodging owners and operators in Oregon.
**The Newsletter Audience**
Lodging News is written and edited specifically for lodging owners and operators. It is published 4 times per year. Each issue features timely editorial themes focusing on important topics and issues facing today?€™s Oregon lodging industry including RV Parks and vacation rental properties.
Not every article in the Lodging News appeals to all readers. Your article has a better chance of being accepted for publication if you think beyond the scope of your business and show readers, through examples, the relevance of your insights to their circumstances ?€" that is, how to apply your insights to their situations.
**Getting it Down on Paper**
The length of your article will depend on its scope. Generally, 600 to 900 words will fit best within the publication. Write to tell your story, not to fill pages. Here are a few suggestions:
* Create a working title.
* Your working title helps focus your ideas.
* Make it brief (three to six words), use an active verb, and aim to be clever but not obtuse.
* Provide the by-line, that is, the author or author?€™s full name(s), title, and business.
* Write a lead sentence or paragraph that compels your audience to read the article (i.e., surprising statistic, a witty or shocking quotation, a question, a scenario, or an analogy) and your lead must be relevant to your topic and get to the point quickly.
* Pay attention to tone. The tone you adopt is crucial to your article?€™s readability. You risk insulting readers by preaching or lecturing. Convey your ideas by showing, not by telling readers what they should do.
* Avoid excessive jargon, and define the jargon you must use.
* Spell out any common or necessary acronyms on the first usage.
* Be comprehensive.
* Use details that add clarity. Provide statistics, dates, and quantities that support your points.
* Note the people involved, the money required, the time and resources available for a solution, and the tools or measures used to evaluate success.
* Point out the relevance to others. Make your points using examples from your experience; then explicitly tell readers how they can apply your experience at their businesses.
* Write as you speak.
* Make your conclusion as memorable as your lead.
* Edit your article thoroughly. Delete unnecessary words and phrases. Make sure that every paragraph follows logically from the one before it.
* Double-check the accuracy of your article. Accuracy is your responsibility, not that of the Lodging News.
**Submitting Your Article**
If you have art work, photographs, charts, or tables to accompany the article, submit them with the article or describe your ideas in a cover letter to the editor. If you submit photographs, write captions for them and place the captions at the end of your article.
**Evaluation for Acceptance**
Stories are evaluated based on topic, readability, soundness of content, timeliness, and interest to our readers. Articles that essentially only promote a particular company, product, or service are not considered publishable.
We may accept your article outright, accept it for a staff rewrite, or accept it contingent on your revision. All accepted articles are subject to editing for style, clarity, language, and length.
**Author Checklist**
* Article should be 600-900 words
* Article should have a three to six word working title, followed by a one-sentence or one-paragraph lead that compellingly explains the purpose of the article
* Article should contain a by-line and ends with a one-sentence description giving the author?€™s full name, title, and company and its location.
* Article must be double checked for accuracy prior to submission