Wordsmoker is
- a blog-styled website, formed in December 2008, by twenty or so members of what is now seen as a “golden era” of disaffected Gawker commenters.
- where all the content is produced by first time readers and writers. Or established writers. Or bloggers. Anyone, really.
- a sort of central hub for original content, a place for getting your work seen by some of the smartest, wittiest brains on the internet.
- where authors get their own personal space to fill with whatever they want, when they want.
- an arena for sharing with others something you’ve discovered.
- where each post is limitless and unique to you, no matter the content.
Possibly Answered Questions
- The content server is administered from Scotland.
- All content is hosted in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, and subject to the laws of The United States, including Fair Use.
- All content is published under Creative Commons.
- We do not pay for content.
- We can format pre-existing work of your own.
- You can get an account on Wordsmoker by signing up automatically and choosing a pseudonym and an avatar.
- You can get upgraded to authoring your own content by asking nicely using email.
- You can make suggestions or discuss content by email.
- Wordsmoker readers and writers are communally known as Wordsmokers.
- The name Wordsmoker means nothing apart from comparing reading and writing to the addiction of nicotine.
- The name Wordsmoker came about because the editor was reading and smoking at the same time.
- We do not accept advertising, and are entirely dependent upon the generosity of the Wordsmoker community for paying the bills.
- People here write for free. No-one’s getting rich. We do it for fun.
- We are currently not accepting any paid advertising or promotional content.
- No writer here has any deal or contract with a company relating to producing content on their behalf.
