Response

On Friday I received this reply from International Life magazine:


Hi Danielle,

Thanks for getting in touch. I'm interested in talking to you about writing for us.

Firstly though, I'd like you to write a current beauty (or fashion) article suitable for our on-line publication. It should be roughly 600 words (between 400-800 limit). This is so I can get an idea of your style and its potential fit within our publication.

If you are chosen to write for International Life you will regularly produce the following sorts of articles – news, trends, event and product reviews, previews, features and opinion (blogs) articles – there is also the potential to create and present video content. For that reason I want you to choose one of the following frameworks – not video or news – as the premise for your trial piece.

Loosely speaking, we aim for an intelligent, informed and especially, irreverent tone. Dry wit and quirkiness are great too. I aim for us to be critical of everything. For something to be praised, it has to be deserved. As well as informative, all material must be engaging.

Once your piece is done, email me it in a Word doc. If strong enough, it will be immediately published on the website. All being well beyond that, it would to great to meet with you face to face. At this point we can discuss your future involvement.

What to expect if you become one of the team:

The amount and type of article that you submit will depend on you, although I look for our writers to do a minimum of one piece a week + short news pieces (usually 100 words). Any more than that is a bonus for us and more published work for you.

The content’s provenance will be from both sides. Although at the start, largely from yourself, I will put things your way. If you have an idea, run it by me. If I have one, I’ll do the same. If it’s an event, you’ll go and cover it. If you want to go to an event that we don’t know about, let me know and we’ll try and get something sorted. I also intend for the team, as a whole, to meet up informally so as to brain storm on content ideas moving forward.

I will also teach you how to use our CMS system and upload your own content.

As will be the natural progression of things, the more you write, the more responsibility you will be given. With increased responsibility comes the chance of be integrally involved with International Life. Day to day I try and give the most involved writers the best things to review. There is the opportunity also of the best online articles going to print in our quarterly magazine.

As this, in the early stages, will be an informal journalistic enterprise (ad-hoc & unpaid), I make no guarantees. At the very least this is an opportunity to write about what you love and get published to do so.

When you submit your piece can you please highlight to me which of either beauty or fashion you prefer and feel you are most knowledgeable in. If both, then say so.

Do you have any questions?

All the best,
DG

Online Editor

International Life, the global luxury lifestyle portal


....Looks like I have some homework to be getting on with!