Anyone interested in submitting something is urged to send a query first. Tell us a little about yourself, and what you hope to get out of this. We may not get back to you right away, but we will get back to you. Any unsolicitated stuff goes to the very, very bottom of my slush pile (or at least as soon as we have enough slush to make a pile...)

• We're not paying anything at this time (since we're not making anything off it).
• We're not responsible for someone ripping off your piece, though of course we will try to track the bastards down and kill them for you.
• The copyright will remain with the author.
• If the writer ever becomes a gazillionaire or even just a big-shot blurb writer because someone spotted his/her work here, he/she owes us a beer...

Have patience. We have real lives. We'll keep doing this as long as folks submit stuff, but there are a few things we should get straight:

• All non-fiction should be P.I.-related, or at least relevant and interesting to the readers of this site. If you're not sure what this site is about, come back when you are.
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• All reviews should be fair and thought-out. No hatchet jobs, if you can't back up your chops. It's not enough to say something sucks, unless you tell us why it sucks. And likewise, no brown-nosing, or sucking up. (see The Ten Thrilling Commandments of Book Reviewing)
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• Sorry, but we only want reviews and commentary on books, movies, television shows, etc., that you've actually seen. You want to spew all over things without actually having any first hand knowledge of them, start your own site and/or mailing list, or submit to Amazon.
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• Reviews can be of any relevant book, tv show, movie, etc., that fits the criteria of this site. We're not only interested in new works, but also reviews of classic (and not-so-classic) works.
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• Please send a query first. No unsolicited articles, please. We will hold unsolicited articles up to ridicule, and we reserve the right to say rude things about your mother. And absolutely no simultaneous submissions without telling us.
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• If we are interested, you'll be dealing with me, at kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com. I shouldn't have to tell you this, since it should be common sense, but be nice to me.
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• Please label all e-mail correspondence with THRILLING NON-FICTION: in the subject head. (This is VERY IMPORTANT!) (Which, of course, means very few of you bother to do it).
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• If we bite, and ask to see your piece, the best way to submit stuff is via an e-mail attachment, either a Word or WordPerfect file, Mac or PC. The .rtf format seems to work best.
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• Don't go crazy with the formatting, because it doesn't impress us. Absolutely no headers or footers. Please set stories in 12 pt. Times, double-spaced.
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• Do include your name, address, your e-mail address and the date of submission, RIGHT ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR ARTICLE! That will impress us. Also, the name of your word processing program, which version, and which platform you're using, to simplify things.
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• We're not paying anything (since we're not making anything off it). But you'll get a chance for your work to be published on-line and available to the world.
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• Since we're really picky buggers, we may ask authors to revise their work, or clarify some points. This is nothing personal, but if you decide to take it that way, you'll rue the day.
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• The copyright will remain with the writer, but the writer grants us permission to publish it on our website.