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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 If the article editors think that an article resembles fanfiction, it will not be published.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 For example, a topic that would not be published is defending/encouraging the relationship between Thistleclaw and Spottedleaf in the latter’s novella. If the article editors feel that an article is not suitable for the blog, it will not be published.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!
Itโs the third of October
You should come over
Best laid plans are not sober
Maybe not the way we thought weโd planned
But both of us will take this hand
For a couple of days
Then weโll disappear
We donโt have to talk
Of where we go from here
Oh, my dearly departed
My dearly departedOne final shoulder
Here before weโre 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
Weโll toast what could have been
My dearly departed
To my dearly departedI donโt 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 itโs not the end
And you can send me balloons
And we can laugh at the doom
We both thought of that
Doesnโt it say something too
Oh, my dearly departed
My dearly departedOne final shoulder
Here before weโre 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
Weโll toast what could have been
My dearly departed
To my dearly departedEvery masterpiece Iโd write again
Youโll always be my porcelain
I crossed my heart
But I stuttered too
So truth or dare
Was I good to you
Havenโt had enough of you all to myself
Still right beside you
In sickness and health
For ever after
You will be my home
And thereโs no place like homeWe never sent the cards
Theyโre all still on the table
Wanna throw them out
But Iโm 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 submitย 2 articles per week. This is to help us make sure that there aren’t days whereย only your articles are coming out ๐
SUBMISSIONS
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STOP!ย 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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I just submitted an article. How do I know if it was accepted?
If it was, about how long will it be before it’s published?
And am I notified when it is?
To answer each of your questions:
1. You can only find out if it’s accepted by asking one of the article editors (Birchfoot or myself) to check and see if it qualifies/is accepted. In your case, it was!
2. At this moment, my best estimate is somewhere upwards of 4 months.
3. No ^^ It would take too long and too much effort to try and track down every single BlogClanner who wrote an article to tell them that their article has been published, which is something they can quite easily see by looking at the front page!
It was accepted? I’m so excited! Thanks for answering! I guess I’ll be checking the main page for the next few months then…. ๐
I just recently sent in an article, and I have a few more that are about to come in, like around the next few days. When will they be published, if they are accepted. Just want a rough estimate so I know when to look!
Somewhere in four or more months.
Alright, that’s what I had figured. Thanks!
Do codes still work on articles? Like the emoji code : D for ๐ and the code for crossing out words or making them bold?
yes ;P
I just submitted an article called top 10 most noble warrior cat deaths, did you get it?
Also just for a side note, the title was supposed to be 5 most noble warrior cat deaths but i might have put it in as 10 instead of five ๐
Thanks! ใพ(โขฯโข`)o
Yes
Did you get top five things that firestar did that are overlooked
Yes
Hey I just posted my ‘Lecture on Super Editions’. Iโve never posted an article before, so I hope u enjoy reading it! Iโm terrible at drawing warriors but decided it give it a go drawing some of the cats who I wrote about: Jayfeather, Yellowfang, Cinderpelt, Briarlight and Brackenfur. I did it on Procreate and then copied the link but canโt paste it into the content box. I just wondered what I should do ๐ฅ
๐ hope it is released soon!
You can upload it to an image host site such as Imgur and paste the link in, or leave a comment on this page with a link ๐ We’ll put it in for you! Otherwise, we’ll select a picture ๐
Okay thank you! Iโll try that but I wonโt mind if you choose a picture for me ๐
Emberdawn is it ok if you submit a firestar pic for my article
Are you asking me if you can submit a picture link for us to use or are you asking me to put in a picture for you? Either way, the answer is yes ๐
Put in the picture
Hi! I submitted an article a couple weeks ago, I have a couple of questions regarding it.
Will it be published?
Do you know when?
What the image link good?
Thanks!
1. I believe so.
2. Not sure. Not for at least 4 months.
3. Yes, but the image is quite blurry and I can’t make out the artist’s name ๐
I can send in another one!
You can send it here as a comment as well ๐
Iโm thinking of submitting an article. Do you need to add a picture???
Nope! We add a picture if there’s none provided ๐
Ok thank you ๐
Howdy! I have a question!
I submitted my article just now, so when will it be out there?
Thanks!
Somewhere upwards of 4+ months
I have a question. Do characters like commas and stuff count as words?
No.
Ok thanks.
Did you get Firestar’s Death By Flagpost?
Yes, but because it does not meet the 350 word minimum, it will not be published.
Okay thanks for telling me,I’ll add more words and readd it.