Writers' Guidelines

Word Count

• Each article should be approximately 500 words
• 250 word minimum
• 750 word maximum, because columns need to fit on one page
• Any articles longer then 750 words will be broken into sections and appear as a series running one per month and are not guaranteed to run consecutively

Editorial content

• All articles are subject to editorial approval and put in the queue to run in the next available issue
• All editorial must be submitted typewritten or typeset, a Word document is best
• Content must be of educational value to the audience, we will not publish a salespitch style of editorial
• All articles require a release form. Other Builder/Architect publications across the nation may publish your article as well, if it is relevant to their area
• Note: any writer is welcome to extend beyond a page in any one issue; the page rate for our publication is $1,500. While we welcome the increase in article size, our readers expect and enjoy a succinct educational read on a single page, so if you step up to two pages, have it be of significant value to both you and the reader

Italicized paragraph

• At the end of the article we ask you to include an italicized paragraph
• This is a small paragraph, maximum of 50 words, that identifies your contact information and company contact information
• This is included in the total word count

Including images/photos/graphics

• If you would like an article to be accompanied by an image/photo/graphic, there is a $125 charge for each
• Headshots do not incur a fee and we encourage you to supply one
• Other then additional photo's there is no fee associated with being a columnist or a contributing author

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