{"id":468,"date":"2017-07-20T07:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T06:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:46:13","slug":"submitting-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/resources\/submitting-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributors guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page is about choosing and creating contributions. There is a more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/resources\/editors-guide\/\">detailed guide for editors<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<h3>Principles<\/h3>\n<p>Key principle: <strong>Each post should have some kind of message for the practice of Medicine<\/strong>. In addition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We&#8217;re looking for short items that will grab people&#8217;s attention and entice them to read on, seek more<\/li>\n<li>Posts should almost always be about previously published works, including both classics of medical humanities and new or undiscovered works.<\/li>\n<li>So not your own work, and not for publishing new work (exceptions possible, for example for JK Rowling, Barack Obama)<\/li>\n<li>They can be writing, music, video, art, poetry &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>They may be extracts from larger pieces; only a bit of that larger piece may be relevant to medical humanities (e.g. a medical experience in a novel or non-fiction).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>I think you should include &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>suggest topics<\/strong> &#8211; do that in the comments (&#8216;Reply&#8217;) section at the foot of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/resources\/core-texts-in-medical-humanities\/\">Core Texts<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h3>To submit a post<\/h3>\n<p>Submit a complete suggested post in an email or other document following this guidance. You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Humanities-post-template-example.doc\">download a sample Word template<\/a> at the foot of this page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first part of the content should give the <strong>flavour of the work<\/strong>; text extract, lines from or whole poem, video\/audio clip, work of art. To give an experience of what the work is like, not simply a description. Choosing\/ constructing this can be difficult with some works, but it&#8217;s a key way this site differs from some others.<\/li>\n<li>Sections and indicative lengths (noting that shorter is often better)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arresting title<\/strong> &#8211; to encourage people to click, without being misleading or overtly click-baity. We want to be trusted and don&#8217;t have advertisers to feed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subtitle<\/strong> &#8211; (optional) &#8211; see examples on the site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quotes<\/strong>: if prose, usually not more than 200 words. Poetry, usually not more than 20 lines, but 2 lines may be enough if you can link to the whole. There may be exceptions; make your case.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commentary<\/strong>, usually not more than 100, 200 words &#8211; again, there may be exceptions, make your case. Sometimes the piece speaks for itself and you hardly need any words at all.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Further info<\/strong> &#8211; interesting links with comments. Feel free to be a bit tangential. Some links to info about the author\/ artist\/ composer is always good. Links to more extended commentary, when available, can be good here &#8211; with a concise comment from you if you like.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributed by<\/strong> &#8211; your name, and (optional) a link to more about you, or who you are (e.g. Medical student, Cape Wrath), to be displayed in the post.<\/li>\n<li>We will add &#8216;more like this&#8217; and a star rating bit of code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A relevant <strong>image<\/strong> &#8211; though if you&#8217;re struggling we may be able to help find one. Send your images at high resolution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why<\/strong> you are recommending this?<\/li>\n<li><strong>What specialty<\/strong> or specialties does it apply to, if any?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permissions<\/strong> &#8211; are there any permission issues with using it? Is it someone else&#8217;s copyright? Please address this before submission if you can. This applies to any images you want to use also.\n<ul>\n<li>When seeking permission, it is often helpful to point to this site, and mention that it is a non-profit, no-advertising site whose intention is promotion of medical humanities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: <strong>We will edit!<\/strong><br \/>\nIf we can use it we will most likely edit it for publication. We&#8217;ll be thinking grabbiness, consistency of style, use in different contexts, how the excerpt on the list of items (and Facebook posts) is determined by your first 55 words.<\/p>\n<p>Send contributions to <a href=\"mailto:editors@scottishmedicalhumanities.org\">editors@scottishmedicalhumanities.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Download a submission template<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishmedicalhumanities.org\/human\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Humanities-post-template-example.doc\">Humanities post template example<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is about choosing and creating contributions. There is a more detailed guide for editors too. Principles Key principle: Each post should have some kind of message for the practice of Medicine. 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