About

What’s Wordsmoker about? Short answer – we don’t know yet. We may never will. But that’s okay by us. Really. What? You want a better definition?

Sure you do. We would too. We understand.

Right – here we go:-

Wordsmoker is a blog written by people all across the world who like to read original writing, views on current events or just some flagrant nonsense. It exists as a sort of central hub for getting your own thoughts published in a place visited by some of the smartest brains around. People who write here also get their own personal space to fill with whatever they want – a kind of thank you for contributing all your hard word-work. It’s also a great way to publicize yourself or whatever you want – it’s up to you.

Wordsmoker is only supported by donations from grateful visitors – believe us – no-one’s getting rich from this, but that’s not why we’re here in the first place. Writing? Reading? It’s just fun.

Your comments are crucial. We love to read your input, your thoughts on the articles – anything, really. Your response makes it all worthwhile. You can mail us any time with ideas. We always respond. And quick. Rule of thumb? If you spend your time writing it, then it’s almost guaranteed to be published. The topic’s your own. Go for it. Seriously. Like, now.

Okay. It’s pretty obvious we could have defined all this a bit better, but this “About” page business is sorta like the “tell us a bit about yourself” or “list your strengths/faults” question you get in an interview, asked by someone who possibly wears a name-tag and who could more-than-probably do with spending more time and money on hair-care. So, if you think it’s lacking, tell us.

And stop looking at our hair. We know.

Also – A Note On Gawker

We all met online via the magic of Gawker.com. With some notable exceptions, we are/were all Gawker commenters. We all still read it. Wordsmoker isn’t some sort of anti-Gawker, nor is it a place to continually moan about changes we don’t agree with. We’ll praise it when it does stuff right, poke fun at it when we’re bored, or criticize it when we think it’s getting it wrong. Anything we write about Gawker will always come with a certain type of fondness. Wordsmoker wouldn’t be here without Gawker, period. So – if you haven’t visited there yet, give it a go. And, yeah – Richard Lawson. We know. You can’t help but not fall in love with him. If you haven’t realized that fact already, you soon will.

Oh. On that subject – you don’t actually need to be a Gawker commenter to write for us. We’re slutty. Intellectually slutty, but slutty none-the-less. Just go to the “Write” page for more information.

And seriously? Stop looking at our hair. It’s now getting creepy.