Writing for the newsletter.

  • 01 Sep 2012 05:07
    Reply # 1062090 on 1061254
    OK, thanks, David, I was unaware of that option.  It has been 15 years since I worked in an office and I have lost track of such things.  On the other hand, I am quite good at husking coconuts!
  • 31 Aug 2012 18:21
    Reply # 1061688 on 1061473
    Graham Cox wrote:
    David Tyler wrote:

    I prefer to receive plain text from a simple text editor, rather than highly-formatted word processor output, because I have to do quite a lot to standardise the font, the font size and the layout, and the first thing I have to do is remove all the unwanted line returns, etc, that a word processor puts in.
    I am not sure what this means technically.  I usually write articles in Microsoft Word and then attach the document to an email (I have Microsoft Office on my laptop). I do understand the need to avoid fancy personal formatting.  As an early editor once told me, "Sonny, leave that to the layout editor!" 
    What I'm saying is that if you write in Word, or Open Office, or anything like that, it helps if you "save as" Text (.txt) and send me that, rather than a document saved in the native .doc or .odt or whatever the program uses.
  • 31 Aug 2012 17:33
    Reply # 1061670 on 1061415
    Peter Manning wrote:David, You have'nt mentioned 'We Transfer' as a means of sending photographs, particularly large file size ones and also large pdf files. Would this be a useful tool for members to use when sending material to the editor?
    Not really, Peter. I don't have any problems with receiving files up to 25MB ( except the high cost of internet access here in Tahiti!), and that will accommodate any single article or image. Straight to my inbox is the best way. 
    Wetransfer comes in useful when we want to send larger files, such as complete magazines at high resolution to the printer, or when we want to make a large file available for download by members, without having to send it out a multiple of times.
  • 31 Aug 2012 11:56
    Reply # 1061473 on 1061332

    David Tyler wrote:

    I prefer to receive plain text from a simple text editor, rather than highly-formatted word processor output, because I have to do quite a lot to standardise the font, the font size and the layout, and the first thing I have to do is remove all the unwanted line returns, etc, that a word processor puts in.
    I am not sure what this means technically.  I usually write articles in Microsoft Word and then attach the document to an email (I have Microsoft Office on my laptop). I do understand the need to avoid fancy personal formatting.  As an early editor once told me, "Sonny, leave that to the layout editor!" 
  • 31 Aug 2012 09:41
    Reply # 1061415 on 1061254
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    David, You have'nt mentioned 'We Transfer' as a means of sending photographs, particularly large file size ones and also large pdf files. Would this be a useful tool for members to use when sending material to the editor?
  • 31 Aug 2012 06:32
    Reply # 1061332 on 1061254
    Graham,
    Don't worry about the word count. If a member is writing interestingly about anything connected with junk rig, it will all go in, however much I have to expand the magazine. I will only trim anything that gets repetitious, and decline anything where facts are questionable, ideas are put forward that are totally untried and seem unworkable - things like that. The technical forum is a better place to air off-the-wall ideas than the magazine.

    Please send the raw material by email to me, at chairman@junkrigassociation.org

    I prefer to receive plain text from a simple text editor, rather than highly-formatted word processor output, because I have to do quite a lot to standardise the font, the font size and the layout, and the first thing I have to do is remove all the unwanted line returns, etc, that a word processor puts in. Use bold, italics and underline if you want to, but not much more.

    Usually, the text is sent to Annie, for her sharp eyes to pick out the typos, and it may also be sent to technically able members for peer review, where there is doubt over the validity of what's being said.

    Photos that are uploaded to the photogallery get degraded in the process, and are not suitable for printing at a large size, though they do well enough for a small thumbnail illustration of a point. Please email the photos in jpg format, separately from the text, at the highest resolution you have, and include a caption with each one. The better the resolution, the larger I can make it on the page.

    If you want to take things a step further, and embed photos into a word processor document and then export as a pdf, that's fine, and you could then always add it yourself to the "Your files" section of the website. But I would still prefer the raw material to work with in editing the magazine.
    Last modified: 31 Aug 2012 06:38 | Anonymous member
  • 31 Aug 2012 04:21
    Message # 1061254
    I am planning to write an article for the newsletter this week about converting Arion to junk rig and my first cruise thereafter, and have a couple of questions for the editors that others may be interested in.  Firstly, do you have guidelines for contributions like other journals, word-count for different types of articles etc?  Also, what is the best method for posting articles (I assume online posting but to whom?)  I have just uploaded some photos of Arion sailing to my member album, take by my friend Richard Herring from his yacht, San Serif, (in addition to those I already had up).  Can the editors access these photos for the newsletter or do I need to attach them to the article?  Thanks.
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