So have you always wanted to be an author and have your writing disseminated all over the internet? Well, now is your chance!

We are happy to announce the creation of the new BudoSeek! Articles & Essays Section.

So how can you contribute? Here is some information that you need to know.

1. We are looking for articles about a variety of martial arts topics. This can be technique specific, historical, strategy, competition, weapons or just about any topic you can think of.

2. All arts are welcome, and the more diverse the arts, the better!

3. Your articles can include graphics and photos if you like. If not, that is fine.

4. Articles may be submitted via email attachment in any file format (MS Word, WordPerfect, ASCII, etc), except Macintosh. Mac users, please send via email after you have "cut and pasted" the content to the body of your message.

5. Place your photos or graphics where you want them in the article, but please send the graphics as separate graphics files as well. That way, we can be sure that your photos/graphics will be of the highest quality. Photos and graphics should also be in either .gif or .jpg format. If you submit your article in text (ASCII) or in the body of an email, please put in the article [photoXX] where you want specific photos inserted.

6. Before submitting your article, read it over and over and make your best attempt to correct spelling and grammatical errors. Have a friend or colleague read your article and make additional corrections. You should correct as much as possible before submission, otherwise we will have to do it, and often editing can alter the message that you are trying to get across to our readers.

7. Once you have things ready to go, send your article to webmaster@budoseek.net. Your article will be reviewed by our editorial board and once approved it will be published on our site.

8. You will always be given proper credit for your article. A small "about the author" paragraph should be at the end of your article, with any contact information that you may wish to include such as an email address, website URL, etc.

9. Finally, once your article has been accepted for publication, it will become the property of BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community, and we ask that you not publish your article elsewhere without our permission. We will probably grant that permission if you ask, and as the author, we will always respect your rights as such. If at anytime you wish to have your article removed from our site, we will do so immediately.

If you have any other questions about publishing an article on our site, please feel free to contact me at webmaster@budoseek.net.