Weekly Process
Thursday by 11:00pm have stories submitted online.
Saturday by 11:00pm proof to group for review & edit.
Sunday-Monday review & edit by group.
Monday finalize by 11:00pm
Tuesday print.
Wednesday deliver to USPS.
Thursday deliver to community.
Below are two checklists.
The first is the process to write an article.
The second is the weekly editor’s checklist.
Article Submission Checklist
- Get a login for your EastBankInk.com account. Facebook message David Matthews: https://www.facebook.com/dmmatthews your e-mail address, name, and preferred user ID.
- Write your story (or copy and paste it) in the a new “Post” via this link: https://eastbankink.com/wp-admin/edit.php
- Don’t “Publish” the story. Use Save as Draft when composing:
- Make sure Author is your name, and under Categories, deselect “Uncategorized” and select the category your article fits in.
- When you are ready to send it to the editor, click the “Pending Review” box and then click “Save as Pending.” Now the editors know they can grab your story for publication.
Editor Weekly Checklist
- Get a login for your EastBankInk.com account. Facebook message David Matthews: https://www.facebook.com/dmmatthews your e-mail address, name, and preferred user ID.
- Look at the unpublished posts on the website to see if there are stories to include: https://eastbankink.com/wp-admin/edit.php
- Check out the event list, to see if there are submissions to include (or update) our weekly print summary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/113AZDeB4yVjMExF4GlpJwo5JyrSVF05CA6C9mV0F54A/edit?usp=sharing
- Check local real estate listings, to see if there are any to update:
- Pick your template (probably easiest to use the same one as last week). Save it in a new folder for your publication date (YYYY-MM-DD). Inside the Production folder in google drive.
- Let people in the EBI chat, group, and Page know how to contact you about getting a story in the print edition.