Freelance writing, World of Warcraft breakfast topics, pays $10 per post (USA)

Deadline: 8 February 2011

Once again we're looking to you, dear readers, to help fill the WoW Insider Breakfast Topic cup with hot, fresh topics! What's on your mind (and what do you think is on other players' minds) when it comes to the World of Warcraft? Write it up as Breakfast Topic and submit your article for a chance to be published right here on WoW Insider.

We're looking for Breakfast Topics in our usual conversational style, asking the community for their thoughts on a WoW-related topic. Submissions should be between 200 and 300 words. (Watch that top end! Exceeding it substantially could get your submission thrown out, no matter how good it is. Brevity is your friend.) We're looking for strong writing in combination with topics that will spark an interesting conversation. Only the best submissions will be accepted. Multiple submissions from one author is allowed.

WoW Insider does not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your full, real name and an actual email address. Please include your email address again at the bottom of your submission -- the email address will not be published, but it makes it easier for the WoW Insider staff to contact you if there is a need for it. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be your own work or via creative commons.

Currently the Seed program only accepts submissions from individuals living in the United States, and we are not accepting submissions outside of the Seed service.

To submit an article, read up about our guest post program, then sign up for Seed. WoW Insider articles are not listed among Seed's open category listings; click here to view the assignment and submit your article. (You may be unable to see it unless you have a Seed account.) We'll accept Breakfast Topic submissions for this call-out until 11:59 p.m. EST on Tues., Feb. 8. If you have additional questions about this assignment, drop us a line at alex@wowinsider.com.

Wow Insider Breakfast Topics

Fill our cup with Breakfast Topics! WoW Insider is open for Breakfast Topic submissions again. What's on your mind (and what do you think is on other players' minds) when it comes to the World of Warcraft? Write it up as a Breakfast Topic and submit your article for a chance to be published on WoW Insider.

We're looking for Breakfast Topics in our usual conversational style, asking the community for their thoughts on a WoW-related topic. Submissions should be between 200 and 300 words. (Watch that top end!) We're looking for strong writing in combination with topics that will spark an interesting conversation. Only the best submissions will be accepted.

We will not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your full, real name and email. Please include your email address again at the bottom of your article in the body of your submission. Links should be included as full URLs in the body of the copy; no active links, please. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be work of your own or from Creative Commons.

Unfortunately, the Seed program currently only accommodates submissions from individuals living in the United States, and we are not accepting submissions outside of the Seed service. We hope to make international submissions available at some point in the future; check Seed.com for updates.

Guest writer/Guest program

In addition to hiring normal staff writers and columnists, we also maintain a guest writer program through Aol's Seed.com. Seed is a new site designed to allow writers submit work for publication on many of the blogs Aol owns (in this case, WoW Insider). WoW Insider uses Seed in two primary ways: first, to do call-outs for anyone to contribute a post on a specific topic, for which we'll choose the best for publication; and second, to ask specific writers whose work we're familiar with to write a guest post here on WoW Insider.

In order to write a guest post for WoW Insider, you must be signed up through Seed. Registration is free, and the email you provide is not used for non-Seed purposes. Go to Seed sign-up page and follow the directions to begin the sign-up process. Only after you have created a Seed account can you view details about the WoW Insider guest posts.

Once you have a Seed account, submit the post following the guidelines listed in the individual post's directions. Please be sure to include contact information at the bottom of your posts so we can easily get hold of you! Failure to do this may result in your writing being rejected.

Please be sure to observe the deadline for Seed post submissions. Follow all instructions exactly as written.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

How much do you pay? For staff writers and columnists, payment and other contract details are disclosed during the contracting process and are considered confidential terms.

For guest writers/guest posts, we pay between $10 and $50 per contribution. Details are listed on the Seed page for the individual guest post, as well as on the announcement post made on WoW Insider. Exact payment amounts are dependent upon what we ask you to contribute (i.e., we might pay $10 for a couple of paragraphs, $25 for a dozen photos of BlizzCon costumes, or $50 for a 1,000-word feature article).

Is Seed open to international residents? At this time, you must be a U.S. resident 18 years of age or older to contribute content to WoW Insider via Seed. This is a limitation of Seed and not one imposed by WoW Insider; however, we are told that international writers will eventually be able to contribute to the site via Seed. (There are no geographical restrictions for contributing editors.)

More information here.