Some established writers from the British music press, such as Stevie Chick and Neil Kulkarni, contributed to "CTCL", but the bulk of writers were from the fanzine and webzine scenes in the UK, North America, Australia and beyond. At Gullick’s insistence, the magazine used no photographs issued by PR people or record companies, ensuring that "CTCL" would stand out from any other publication on the shelf. As well as striking photographs by Gullick and others, the magazine made heavy use of illustrators. Despite limited budgets ("CTCL" was effectively run out of True's house in Brighton), the magazine was printed on heavy matt paper, and production quality was a priority.