Friday, June 24, 2011

Website doesn't know how it feels about this whole writing thing...



...but it'll let you know once it reads your stuff.

Gothamist.com, a website aimed largely at 20 and 30-something New York City-ites with a readership of over a million, has decided it might, maybe, possibly, potentially like to publish long-form non-fiction. It's not sure what kind of long-form non-fiction. Just that it meets the criteria of being both:

1.) Long-form.

2.) Non-fiction.

Really. That's about it. They're as awkward about this as a Sadie Hawkins Dance, and only half as sexy. According to Gothamist, they want the article to "be something relevant to our audience" with a "shelf-life of over a week" that's adaptable to having "photos or infographics" on it. Maybe. Only if it works. If it sounds good.

Your guess is as good as mine. It's 20/30-something New Yorkers. Write about something Woody Allen-esque, about subways and Brooklyn and young love. About skyscrapers and rent prices and making it in the big city.

In other words, pretend your article is a Sophia Coppola film with fewer cigarette references.


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