Questions, answered plainly.
The short version of everything readers and writers ask. Need more than a paragraph? The Help Center goes deeper.
What is StormIt?
An independent publication for writing where lived experience meets the wider world — real stories, useful essays, and evidence-graded guides about the things people carry: health, family, housing, work, money, identity, and rebuilding.
Is it free?
A free reader account includes up to two articles a day, plus saves and comments. Reader membership removes the daily cap. The Letter, our occasional editorial email, is free to subscribe to.
Who writes the articles?
Most guides and essays carry a StormIt house byline. Named guest and lived-experience contributors are identified on pieces where that credit has been agreed before publication. The standards behind the work are public: editorial standards.
How do I know the guides are accurate?
Factual claims carry sources, evidence-graded series mark every claim as strong, disputed, or interpretive, and fast-changing facts carry “last verified” framing. When we get something wrong, we correct it and say so — see trust & transparency.
How often do you publish?
Deliberately, not daily. Series grow part by part, guides are updated on review cycles, and The Letter lands once a week. StormIt is built to be read slowly — there is no feed to keep up with.
Can I write for StormIt?
There are two separate paths. To submit a piece for editorial consideration, email a finished draft to writeyourstorm@stormit.ca — or explore the writing invitations at Enter the Storm. To use the paid writing studio for your own work, request Writer Pro access. Product access is not editorial acceptance.
Do I keep the rights to what I write?
Yes. For editorial contributions, writers keep ownership and grant StormIt a publication licence under the agreed terms. Drafts in the writing studio also remain yours. Plain-language terms: Writer Agreement.
How do comments and community work?
Readers with a free account can comment. The bar is simple and enforced: talk about the writing, not the writer — details in the community guidelines and our safety approach.
What do you do with my data?
StormIt uses essential data to run accounts, security, reading limits, and subscriptions. Non-essential analytics and article advertising load only after the matching consent. Emails include an unsubscribe path. The full picture is in the privacy policy; cookie choices are always in the footer.
How do I report a problem — an error, a bug, or a concern?
Everything routes through the Help Center: corrections and bugs to writeyourstorm@stormit.ca, privacy to privacy@stormit.ca, copyright to dmca@stormit.ca.