Contribute to Real Talk

Tell it in your own words

Real Talk only works when it sounds like the people living it. Write it the way you’d say it — we handle the formatting.

House style

  • Write in first person, like you’re telling a mate at smoko.
  • Curly quotes and apostrophes, single … for ellipses — we fix these for you.
  • Times as 3am, 6am, 2pm. Ranges as “9am to 4pm”. Rosters as 2:1.
  • Always use the serial comma: rail, mining, and logistics.
  • Short paragraphs. Sentence-case headings. No marketing polish.

Format as 2:1, 8:6

Sentence case, no full stop

One sentence, under 160 characters — 0/160

Short paragraphs, first person — 0 characters (400 minimum)