Editor Interview: HeadStuff.org

Well written writing

There are some really good websites out there like Wired, AV Club, Vice and literary journals like Penny Dreadful, The Stinging Fly and Five Dials.

My favourite writers is a list that is ever changing and growing, but a few all timers for me are: Hemingway, Salinger, Dickens, Roddy Doyle, Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, Bill Bryson and loads of upcoming Irish writers.

We publish daily, we will publish almost anything as long as it is interesting and well written. We have a large audience which is growing every month.

Double check it and have someone else read over it if you can. Make sure the writing is of a good enough standard for HeadStuff. If it's science or historical, make sure to check your facts. Make sure your science is peer-reviewed, we don't publish sensationalism. Go to our submissions page and submit directly to the editor you're looking for.

The ideal submission would be error free, beautiful to read and fascinating. It would be something that as soon as someone starts reading it, they don't finish until it's finished, and then they feel the need to tell their friends about it. Also including some pictures and links can help the editor with time.

Just throwing in a submission that doesn't suit the site (read our articles and stories and make sure yours fit in one of our sections). We don't have anything about food or fashion, unless it's about the science of some ingredient or a dress that Napoleon wore.
Also, don't submit something and tell us "it needs an edit". If you know that, edit it yourself.

If you are interested in becoming a regular contributor, it's good to let us know your interests. If you want to do a column, tell us about it, your ideas for it and where it might lead to.
I can't hurt if we know about your previous publications or anything else that shows what you've done previously.
Include a short bio for yourself and a profile pic 200x200 pixels.

That completely depends on the quality. If the first line is incoherent and rife with typos, I might read the second line to see if it's something the writer is "going for", if it's just bad I'll stop there. Sometimes a submission might be well written, but if I find myself getting bored halfway through, then I have to assume our readers will too. If something is well written and interesting or engaging, I'll read it all happily.

Has it been published elsewhere? We are now only publishing original writing.
Do the facts check out?
Does it tie in with the tone of the site and our other posts?

Busy! But good, I enjoy reading new submissions and working with other editors on how to get the best out of a piece. I do a lot of managing and admin on the site, so there is an editor on each section of the site, so you'll have to impress them as well.