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If you’re interested in joining HardMagic as a writer, this post will help you achieve just that.

Keep in mind that we hire 99% of our employees through our internship program. So if you are just starting out in writing, I would advise to go that route. Though, we also bring on veteran writers who are already well versed in health and fitness from time to time. If this is you, then please do the following:

1. Sign up on MOVFitness.com
2. Indicate you wish to work for HardMagic when filling out your profile
3. Treat your online profile as your resume – uploading your picture and filling out all info.
4. In the “My Articles” section, upload an article based on the criteria found on this page
5. Send MOVMail to Matt introducing yourself and expressing your interest in our company.

We are published in many major publications, write many books on health & fitness, and have our own online publication, TheSBON.  Those on our staff have the opportunity to write for these mediums.  The criteria for #4 is listed below:

Once you have gotten to #4, you will want to read our article on how to get published.  If your article isn’t formatted in this manner as a content article, then we will assume you don’t know how to follow directions and won’t have a desire to work with you.  There is a big difference between academic writing and real publications and this difference in writing styles is our main drawback in bringing someone onto our staff.  So pay attention to all the details of info involved in our instructions when writing your article.  You can access all other articles by users on this link. 

That’s it!  After doing all of this, we will get in contact if we like how you write.  If not, just keep making journal posts and get more involved with us and we might  just coach you to success.

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These rules must be read before submitting a short story for our Fiction Competition.

 1. No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author. All types of fiction are welcome with the exception of poetry.

2. All entries must be original works, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters or another person’s universe, without written permission will result in disqualification. Excessive violence or sex, determined by the judges, will result in disqualification. Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.

3. To be eligible, entries must be works of prose, up to 10,000 words in length.

4. The Contest is open only to those who have not had professionally published a novel, short novel, short stories, or other mediums which would deem them an author.  Professional publication is deemed to be payment for work with at least 5,000 copies sold.

5. Entries must be digital and submitted through our webform.  Upon submission, HardMagic Publishing retains all rights to any story, part of story, or idea submitted.  Stories which do not win in our competition may be published in our other publications as runner-ups and credit will be given to authors.

6. All entries must be written by students of english or writing classes in an accredited university between 2008-2010 who are able to provide transcripts of enrollment.

7. Applicants may only make one submission for the contest.

8. All entries are final. No revisions are accepted.

9.  Entries will be judged by professional authors. The decisions of the judges are entirely their own, and are final.

10. Winners in each quarter will be individually notified of the results by email.

11. This contest is void where prohibited by law

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There are many different forms of writers and writing.  In this article, we will explain a few of the types and why you should master all of them.

To be a successful writer, you often have to follow a path unknown to most.  Our society would tell you that becoming a writer involves going to college and getting a degree in Creative Writing, then voila – you are a writer.  Contrary to this belief, few collegiate writers actually see their work published.  It is the professionals in other fields who end up writing content you see in publications whether it be a book, magazine, or newspaper article.

While a college degree in literature will surely expand your vocabulary, polish off your grammar, and extend your ability to comprehend proper english, it will do little to actually get you published in our society.  As a published author in a multitude of mediums, I am here to show you the fastest and sure-fire way to get the public interested in your writing. Read the rest of this entry »

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