There is a lot going on here with the RARWRITER
Publishing Group enterprises. There are a ton of interesting stories
recently published to the Creative Culture Journal (CCJ) at RARWRITER,
and a great number of videos. That is one of the most interesting
developments to take place over the decade-plus that the
www.RARWRITER.com site has been published. We began as a big collector
of MP3 performances, which we streamed from the site. But then YouTube
became a powerful force in media and everyone began using videos to
publish and promote their creative work. That has been fantastic,
because watching artists perform their work live involves a whole lot
more information than does listening to an artist’s MP3. I don’t know if
that is good or not – there is something to be said for leaving the
listener with their own imaginative image of who an artist must be - but
it certainly brings Websites to life. At the Creative Culture Journal at
RARWRITER.com, videos are used extensively, and there may be no other
place in the world where one can take in the enormity of the music
universe the way one can at www.RARWRITER.com. We are a place where you
can find out about everyone from the Louvin Brothers to Cookie and the
Cupcakes to Sick of Sarah. We are very proud of that.
We are also very proud of the articles that have
been published on the site, created by contributing writers who have helped to
make the CCJ what it is today. This message is really an invitation to
additional writers to become involved with the RARWRITER Publishing Group. The
site seeks to provide information and perspectives on general creative fields,
and is organized into sections. We need writers/editors for the following
sections (use the links to see what is on those pages presently):
Music (General interest)
Music Reviews
Books
Cinema
Fashion
Fine Arts
Series
Media
Essay
Resources
Written Arts
Poetry
We could also use general editors and Website
developers.
If you are a writer looking for a place to park
your work, the Creative Culture Journal at RARWRITER.com is a good place to
consider. It never stops being yours, and you have the option to do as you will
with it (post it forever, post it for awhile, etc.). We want writers who know
their subject matter, see through work that is less than fresh, and enjoy the
odd perspective. We love “how to” pieces written by people who know how to do
stuff that other people are wondering about, like filmmaking, sound production,
audio recording, choreography, fashion design, software development, and other.
We want writers who can reveal the arcane details of creative pursuits.
These are immensely valuable cultural
contributions. On the flip side, they don’t pay well.
The CCJ at RARWRITER.com is, first and foremost,
a labor of love. Writers have contributed works involving subjects about which
they are passionate, and having a platform for expression has been all the
reward that anyone has received.
It doesn’t really need to be that way.
We could use sales and marketing people to help
us grow our contact base and execute well-conceived strategies for generating
advertising revenue. And we need other good ideas for brand promotion. This has
not been a focus of the RARWRITER Publishing Group, because we just love what we
do and are going to do it whether it turns a dime or not. Still, our arrangement
with contributors has been that they can keep any revenue their pages generate.
Along those lines, we could use beat reporters for all of the City Link sites.
Given the nature of the beast that we have created, there is considerable
potential for local, regional, and national advertising.
What I have always noticed about
www.RARWRITER.com is that we can dramatically spike page views any time we want
through outreach such as this. And when we do a consistent marketing effort the
numbers go up exponentially, but we just haven’t had the horsepower to maintain
that energy, and that’s why we are seeking help!
If you would be interested in publishing your
articles with the RARWRITER Publishing Group, please contact us by sending an
email to Rick@RARWRITER.com. Likewise, if you have ideas for areas of creative
pursuit not presently being covered, please do let us know. And please feel free
to forward this message to anyone else you might know who might be interested.
As always, thanks so much for your support.
Rick Alan
Rice (RAR)
Publisher
Email:
Rick@RARWRITER.com
Cell:
(707) 290-0428