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If you want to write about anything in the Warriors universe, here’s the place to be! A Warriors article (also called a fan article) is a post on the blog that can be about anything related to Warriors, whether that’s your review of a certain book or an analysis of a certain character.
A very important distinction about articles is that they aren’t comments. Once you’ve written something you might want to send in as an article, ask yourself this: “is what I’ve written an article or a comment?” If your article is just a list of questions you’ve asked yourself about Warriors, you’ve written a comment and not an article.
So, what are the requirements for an article to be published?
- It must be AT LEAST 350 words long. This is for regular articles, song articles, and picture articles (aka all types of articles). Song article length will be judged based on the article length WITHOUT the song lyrics included.
- It CANNOT be fanfiction. This includes clear storytelling of events/characters that do not exist in the Warriors canon, skits (dialogue between characters that did not occur in the books), and descriptions of “What if?”. If the article editors think that an article resembles fanfiction, it will not be published.
- It must be engaging content for the blog. Because we want to encourage articles that are well-thought and well-researched (to elevate them beyond a regular comment), the article editors will only publish articles they think will be engaging for readers of the blog.
- It must be suitable for all ages, including children. While we want to be as flexible as we can on what we allow to be published, there are some topics that we’d like to avoid as much as possible, just to make sure that BlogClan remains safe and respectful on all fronts. For example, a topic that would not be published is defending/encouraging the relationship between Thistleclaw and Spottedleaf in the latter’s novella. If the article editors feel that an article is not suitable for the blog, it will not be published.
ARTICLE TYPES
You may be wondering what a song article or a picture article is, and here’s the answer! Click on the boxes below to read the descriptions and find some examples of each type of article. If an article doesn’t fit either of these categories, then it’s a general fan article.
A song article, as the name suggests, is an article that focuses on one or more songs. Typically, they relate a song’s lyrics to characters, scenes, or events in the Warriors series.
Song articles will only be accepted as valid content if they are transformative from the original song (i.e., the lyrics are noticeably changed (more than one or two lines are changed to better suit the theme/vision of the article writer)) OR if the article writer analyses why the song suits the theme(s)/character(s) mentioned by the article writer (more than one or two sentences). In addition, the word content outside of the lyrics must be 350 words or more.
A song article could also be sharing different songs, animations, or multi-animator projects (MAPs), and links to them. These songs must be child-friendly, and the word minimum applies as well.
Here’s an example of a song article that wouldn’t be published (16 words long, lyrics copied word-for-word, no analysis):
This song is by Marianas Trench and describes Crowfeather after he and Leafpool stopped being mates!
Itβs the third of October
You should come over
Best laid plans are not sober
Maybe not the way we thought weβd planned
But both of us will take this hand
For a couple of days
Then weβll disappear
We donβt have to talk
Of where we go from here
Oh, my dearly departed
My dearly departedOne final shoulder
Here before weβre none
And then there were none
This last call could be all we can do for each other
Embrace for a dear old friend
Bring wine to bed
Weβll toast what could have been
My dearly departed
To my dearly departedI donβt know how to mend it
But this chapter ended
When all of my plans have depended on you
But at least tonight we still pretend
Hold each other close like itβs not the end
And you can send me balloons
And we can laugh at the doom
We both thought of that
Doesnβt it say something too
Oh, my dearly departed
My dearly departedOne final shoulder
Here before weβre none
Until all are none
This last call could be all we can do for each other
Embrace for a dear old friend
Bring wine to bed
Weβll toast what could have been
My dearly departed
To my dearly departedEvery masterpiece Iβd write again
Youβll always be my porcelain
I crossed my heart
But I stuttered too
So truth or dare
Was I good to you
Havenβt had enough of you all to myself
Still right beside you
In sickness and health
For ever after
You will be my home
And thereβs no place like homeWe never sent the cards
Theyβre all still on the table
Wanna throw them out
But Iβm just not able
My dearly departed
My dearly departedToast what could, what could have been
Toast what could, what could have been
Dear old friend
Toast what could, what could have been
Dear old friend
Toast what could, what could have been
My dearly departed
My dearly departed
My dearly departed
What could have been
My dearly departed
My dear old friend
Picture articles are articles primarily focusing around pictures/images that are inserted into the article. They make direct references to the pictures, either to demonstrate cat appearances or to show off art that the author has done. Some examples are Briarpaw’s “Comparing and Contrasting Different Depictions of Warrior Cats (part 2) and Shadowfate’s Complete Firestar Family.
REQUESTED EDITS
If you’re not so confident about your spelling and would like someone to read it over and make some minor edits, you can do so by putting “Request Edit” (request edit / REQUEST EDIT are also acceptable) in the title. For example, “How Tigerstar Changed the Clans (Request edit)” and “How Tigerstar Changed the Clans – REQUEST EDIT” are both valid titles that will make sure that the article editors edit your article.
Please note: the article editors will only correct GRAMMATICAL errors and will not change your article drastically, such as changing sentence structure or formatting.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
This page has a comment section where you can ask the article editors (Emberdawn and Birchfoot) questions relating to articles. Before you scroll down, though, please open the box below and see if your question is one of our frequently asked questions!
How do I write an article? Do you have any tips?
Check out this amazing guide by Osprey!
When will my article be posted?
Short answer: we don’t know.
Long answer: Because we get a lot of articles, it’s hard to estimate when exactly articles will come out and our estimates are by no means accurate. Unless your article has already been scheduled for an exact day or does not meet our requirements, we will not give you a concrete answer as to when your article will come out.
Did you get my article?
Chances are, yes. There’s no harm in asking this below, since it is fairly common for articles to get lost between the (attempted) submission and our pending articles folder, but please include the TITLE of your article, just so we can easily find whether or not it was submitted properly.
How do I put an image in my article?
Post the image link (URL) at the end of your article! This line will be deleted when your article is scheduled and does not count towards your final word count.
I forgot an image link when I submitted my article. How do I send it in?
Post a comment below with the link to the image you’d like to be used in the article. We will keep it in moderation (aka it will not be modded) until we get to scheduling your article, just so we remember!
If I don’t put an image link, what happens?
We, the article moderators, will choose an image for you.
How do I put bold/italic/underline/block quote in my article?
As far as we can tell, you just have to write the code in like you would in a normal comment! If it doesn’t work, we will manually put it in wherever your code appears.
How many articles have I written/submitted?
Short answer: we don’t know.
Long answer: There is no reliable way for us to search through articles by author, especially because the name box in the submission section records and logs the author by their current nickname if they are signed in. Thus, we can’t give an accurate number.
Can I co-write an article with someone?
Of course! This is the only exception to the “no skits” rule since some authors would like to distinguish who is writing what, but it does walk a fine line.
How many articles can I submit?
In general, you can submit as many as you like! For scheduling purposes, though, we would greatly prefer if you only submitΒ 2 articles per week. This is to help us make sure that there aren’t days whereΒ only your articles are coming out π
SUBMISSIONS
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STOP!Β Is your article 350 words long? If you’re unsure, here’s a handy-dandy word counter to make sure. Click here. A reminder that your article WILL NOT be published if it is under 350 words.
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Can you delete my article ‘My Top Four Favorite Warrior Cats’?
Done
Did you guys get my article: “My Fav and least Fav ships”?
If you submitted it with the title “My Top 3 Liked and Disliked Ships”, yes.
Do any of my articles have dates yet? Specifically βSorting Warriors Characters Into Hogwarts Housesβ? Also, is there a maximum word limit?
Not yet and no
Did you receive my article “Why to love and hate Bluestar?” If so, will it be published? I submitted it yesterday.
It doesn’t look like we received it. Try submitting it again?
I just re-submitted it! Now did you receive it?
Yep!
Hi, I donβt think my comment was posted so Iβm gonna ask again. Did you get my post βmy review of the place of no stars and my wishes for a light in the mistβ by Falling Snow? Will it be posted? Thanks!
It didn’t get posted because I was busy for the past few days and couldn’t do any article-related work ^^
We did get it and it will be published! I wanted to ask, though, if you’d like us to change the title of the article to remove the “wishes for A Light in the Mist” part? It seems like you didn’t write those wishes into the article π
I thought I did but itβs ok! Is the title now βmy review of the place of no starsβ? If it is then itβs ok and you can keep it like that. Thanks emberdawn!
Nope, it’s still the old title! If you’d prefer to keep it like that, then we’ll just keep it like that π
I saw you got my article “My Top 3 Liked and Disliked Ships”, so I would like to ask if it has been publish date yet.
Not yet
A couple of pages ago (pg 131), I posted an image that I forgot to put in my article, but it got moderated within a day. I’m a bit confused as to why it got modded, and I was wondering if there was something wrong with my article or the image link wasn’t working. Thanks (sorry if it sounded bossy haha)
found it, must’ve just been modded by accident -> it looks like the article was cut off though would you like to resubmit it?
I will later π
I’ve forgotten what I’ve written, though, so is there anyway for me to see the cut-off version?
Can I put an image that I drew? Can I put an image of two pictures I combined like for example I put two in a google doc and take a screenshot of it? Is it okay to do that?
did you receive my ‘is Firestar a Gary Stu’ article?
Yes
Did you receive my article “Best and Worst Cats. By Clovermist? I submitted it today.
Yes
I have three questions.
1. Me and Mountainpaw post debating article. Does it have a publish date?
2. Did you got my article about mille being misunderstood?
3. When is my How to choose a least favorite character published?
1. It was published earlier today!
2. If you mean the one you wrote together with Briarpaw and Mountainpaw, then yes.
3. Please see our FAQ section for the answer to this question.
Also, I posted a article about Why Crowfeather loves Leafpool more. Did you got it?
Yes
Hello! I submitted an article called anaylzing and rating ancient leaders a while back, and was wondering if it got recieved and will be published. (Luckily, I have a copy this time π)
If you submitted it under the title “Anaylzing and rating ancient leaders: Morningstar”, then yes and yes.