Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Becoming an AJS Author

Hey jammers! Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the first tryout day for becoming one of the AJS authors. Read below to learn how you can enter! And don't worry, there will be other writing opportunities besides daily news posts. I shall explain more as time goes along.

To start out, make sure you have...

Parent permission.
An Animal Jam email and blogger.
Free time to write one article per week.
The ability to post at 2am AJS time.
Excellent grammar and spelling.
The ability to take screenshots.
Time to visit AJS daily!

Submit the article...

By 3am AJS time.
To ajscontests@gmail.com
With a complete list of information.

Here's what you submit...

(1) Your username on Animal Jam.
(2) Your email, and permission from a parent (their statement).
(3) A short blurb on why you'd like to be an AJS author.
(4) Any blogging experience (include a link too!).
(5) The article itself, in which you include...
(a) the day's new item + location/description
(b) the daily explorer post from the day before
(c) a glitch or mini subject from around Jamaa

Don't worry about the Written Wednesday subject, I will provide those from suggestions you guys have made in the comments. ^.^ I plan to have three authors to start out, each one will have a day: Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. As I grow busier with life, I may have to hand the blog entirely to authors. But that won't be for quite a while! If you have questions, I'll do my best to answer them below. Come see the results tomorrow, and I hope some are interested in joining AJS authors. :) Happy jamming!

What style should I write it in?
Try doing something similar to mine in structure, with a balance between picture and words. Other than that, is totally up to you!

Why so early?
Animal Jam posts its new items at 1am AJS time, no idea why!

I can't post then, no fair!
Don't worry, there will be more article opportunities (think a fun, AJS version of the Daily Explorer News Crew!).


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    1. Ok, now for my comment..
      DOT. XD
      ~kiki51772 peace love spiders~

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    2. Nice! FIRST COMMENT! XD

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  2. I wish the blogging time were not in the middle of the night :/ Is there any reason why that is?

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  3. Hmm I will think -glamdiva101

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  4. I wish I could do dat stuff :( I'm to stinkin young I play the trombone I'm a girl my user is stovetop I wish dat I was famous like yoush Snowyclaw

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  5. i can't post that late!!!!!!BTW i am young

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  6. -sighs sady- i could if did not have to wake up at 1am! (my time zone)

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  7. I can't post then, no fair! Heh he... But I wish I could...

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  8. PLEASE LOOK AT AND COMMENT ON MY BLOG, THE ANIMAL JAM POTATO!!!
    http://theanimaljampotato.blogspot.com/
    THANKS!!!
    ~neros1234

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  9. I wish I could but I have school and I can't post at 1 in the morning! Otherwise I would! Check out my blog http://animaljaminsiderbirdle02.blogspot.com/

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  10. Aww, Mum says no. It's the perfect time but Mum's just like, "If you have time for that you have time for extra homework!" So yeah. Sorry Snowy :( I'll try find a way around it!

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  11. I can tryout! ^.^ I really really hope she picks me. Oh, uh, Im gonna go do it now.

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  12. I can tryout! ^.^ I really really hope she picks me. Oh, uh, Im gonna go do it now.

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  13. I might be able to do it, since in in Ireland, and you know, the timezones.

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  14. I can totally do it, Snowy! -sends email- I'm RiverClanMistyfoot :)

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  15. I can do it! ^.^ But, I have to ask you something snowy.. *Send email tomorrow cuz I'm too late* :(

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  16. Nuuuuuu! I'm too late!! Waah. Ah, well, as snowyclaw''s instagram says, when something bad happens in your ife, just yell, "PLOT TWIST!" and move on. =)

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  17. I would be able to post but at 2:00AM AJS time? I can't do that. I can do 4:00 AJS Time but anyways, good luck snowy with the authors! And just know that just because I don't comment or go on AJ a lot doesn't mean I'll forget this place!

    -bigcats

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  18. I can do all of this and my mom is A.O.K. with it. :D I'm trying out, sorry Snowy I kinda messed up on the letter I sent you, please ignore the weird picture. :\ Also I noticed a few grammar errors after I sent it to you. It won't happen in regular post though. XD I read over them more often.

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  19. I wish I could enter, but asking my mom and dad? It'll be a "No", I just know it. Then of course is a blogger account... and getting on AJ at like, 2:00 (am) AJ's time. Im sorry, this would call for my own computer/laptop (i have none yet)

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  20. Cool :D I'm definetly going to try out!
    One question:
    I've tried sending you emails in the past snowy, for featuring some of my music videos on your channel, but I guess you never got them. What if I sent you my author tryouts, and you never received them D:

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  21. *Sigh* Gagh I don't fit a few of the requirements DDD; And of course I have been waiting for this day ;((( Sorry Snowy, I wish to be an author so bad I just don't think I can. I'm going to try till I die though!

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  22. *Sigh* Gagh I don't fit a few of the requirements DDD; And of course I have been waiting for this day ;((( Sorry Snowy, I wish to be an author so bad I just don't think I can. I'm going to try till I die though!

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  23. i cant post for ajs co time is thesame is aj sport time

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  24. Hai i am very fond of ur videos snowy. I'd be Interested in budding you if u had time.

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  25. this is so confusing >,< And ajs time is like 1 hr ahead. Posting at freaking 1 or 2 am?!? no way hose!

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  26. also wut if ur like 16 or 15 do we still need parent permission?
    my parents r oldiehs............

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  27. If it's about 7:30 in Milton, MA, I wonder where Snowyclaw is if it's about 5:30 for her!

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Remember jammers, no swearing or bullying on the blog! You can leave your opinion on matters, but be sure to be polite and respect others'. Happy jamming! ~Snowyclaw