Want to write a post for The Fool’s Journal blog? Here’s the intel:
Use the form below to indicate interest. Include a one-to-three card written reading, no more than, oh, 500 words or so, on the question, “What’s my divinatory superpower?” (By this I mean, you, the person applying to write a post. What is your superpower. Don’t answer this as though you’re asking what Tom Benjamin’s superpower is. I’m forcing you to write something nice about your damn self.)
What’s the post to be? The same thing I’ve been doing on these posts since the start: doing a spread of any kind on the question, “What is Lesson #X?” (Whatever that week’s lesson is) and interpreting the cards as a lesson for the readers of this blog. Then, use that theme to develop a spread we can use ourselves to more deeply explore that week’s theme. Optionally, you can write a sample interpretations—sometimes I did, sometimes I didn’t.
What’s the “fine print”? None. You get final say on the edit. You own it, which means you can do whatever you want with it—including revise and submit to magazines, expand into a book, etc. All I require (as a thank you), is request that you wait at least a month before letting it show up elsewhere. I don’t monetize this, so I can’t compensate you. It’s really just for the potential views—which, I can’t promise, but I can do my best to guide. But because I can’t compensate you, you’re welcome to do whatever you want with the post after. Just give us a month to get you as many clicks as my small audience allows.
What’s the post to be? The same thing I’ve been doing on these posts since the start: doing a spread of any kind on the question, “What is Lesson #X?” (Whatever that week’s lesson is) and interpreting the cards as a lesson for the readers of this blog. Then, use that theme to develop a spread we can use ourselves to more deeply explore that week’s theme. Optionally, you can write a sample interpretations—sometimes I did, sometimes I didn’t.
What’s the “fine print”? None. You get final say on the edit. You own it, which means you can do whatever you want with it—including revise and submit to magazines, expand into a book, etc. All I require (as a thank you), is request that you wait at least a month before letting it show up elsewhere. I don’t monetize this, so I can’t compensate you. It’s really just for the potential views—which, I can’t promise, but I can do my best to guide. But because I can’t compensate you, you’re welcome to do whatever you want with the post after. Just give us a month to get you as many clicks as my small audience allows.