Article Guide
Thinking of writing an article for DEVBUZZ?
Call for Authors
Please submit your ideas via email
to derek@devbuzz.com.
We only need a few lines describing the technology or ideas
that you will be presenting in your article. Please note
the article must relate to .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server 2005
Compact Edition or address some aspect or challenge relating to Windows Mobile development.
We
are always interested in publishing your reviews of Windows
Mobile software. If you want to promote your software
or services, an article highlighting the features and benefits
for Windows Mobile developers is great PR tool.
Timing
Please provide an estimated delivery timeframe. We need
to be able to schedule publication. Please do not start until we have given you
the go ahead on the article idea.
Registration/Author Biography
If you have not already done so
please register
as a developer once you have the go ahead for your article.
Include your user name and bio; a promotional paragraph
(3-4 lines) about your consulting experience or company;
with your article submission so that we can maintain a the
read counter for your article.
Humour
Although by no means a requirement,
if you do have a sense of humour don't suppress it in your
writing. We are looking for engaging articles. Do be cautious
though since humor is subjective and can easily offend.
In addition many people are schooled to avoid editorial
humour - whatever your preference remember that the primary
focus of our articles is to educate.
Format
I will email you the DEVBUZZ article
templates.
Code
Please supply all related
code as a complete Visual Studio solution or project. If you do
use in-line code examples please ensure that the code
"wraps" every 50 chars. This will allow the
code to be cut and paste from within our web page format
into a code editor without reformatting.
Length
The article should be 2-5 pages including any source
code that you may embed in the article. Look at our current articles for an idea
of length.
Copyright
We will own the copyright to the
edited article once published. If you wish to publish
the DEVBUZZ article somewhere else please ask. You,
as the author, retail full rights to the article content,
code and techniques presented.
Second Language
If you speak a second language please consider a translation
in addition to the English copy. We get many emails from people worldwide.
Independence
DEVBUZZ.COM's editorial staff are
entirely independent of any manufacturer, VAR or software
interests - our articles reflect the opinions and perspectives
of our readers and editors.
Editorial
We will be formatting and editing your article for grammar
and spelling. We reserve the right to change or modify a part of the article.
We will provide you with a URL for final approval before we publish. I
look forward to your contributions. The combination of .NET Compact Framework and the
Windows Mobile platform
are a compelling technology and will have a significant impact
on extending the scope of enterprise solutions.
If you have any questions please
contact me at derek@devbuzz.com.
Sincerely
Derek Mitchell
derek@devbuzz.com