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From Writer's site

The magazine

• Requirements - important information for new writers
• Reader profile - who reads the magazine?
• PDF samples - example articles from LXF

Article templates

You can use these pages as templates for your articles:

• Book review - half-page
• HotPicks - six pages
• News - six pages
• News column - small opinion column
• One-page review
• Two-page review
• Roundup - six pages
• Two-page tutorial
• Four-page tutorial
• Walkthrough - 12 or 16 steps
• User groups
• What On Earth - two pages

Style guide

• A to Z - list of terms and their usage
• Style advice - resources to help your writing
• Captions - PDF file
• Intros - PDF file
• Images - PDF file
• Grammar and formatting - usage rules for Linux Format
• Avoid these - clichés, jargon and meaningless phrases