Friday, January 30, 2009
Choosing An Editor
We do, most of us, have friends and/or family who will read what we write, and tell us what they think of it. But the people who like you or compete with you or measure you against other mutual acquaintances--these are your audience, but not so much your best choice in editors. An editor,...
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Editorial Comments
I've been, among other things, a free-lance editor. So when TAPS writes of a friend who self-published, and had edit issues, it got me thinking. There are two levels of edit that need to be done. One, proofing, to catch spelling and grammatical errors, and the second, content-editing, to consider...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Daily Rag or library? Amusement or resource?
Blogit gets treated like a magazine or newspaper: read once, and let it go. Many of us want short reads, like two inches of newspaper column, a bit of this, a bit of that. It's a quick-gratification thing. But we have writers here that offer more: thoughtful, well-informed commentary; brilliant,...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Banks schmanks...
Well, here's the new American Revolution... Not political, but financial. For generations it has been all about profits to the owners, the stock-holders. Everything in how we do commerce has long been arranged to the benefit of that dynamic. The credit give-away that has turned to debacle came out...
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Walk this way...
http://producten.hema.nl/ This will give you a few magical moments in a Dutch department store catalog. It is not about buying anything... and you don't have to speak Dutch or wear wooden shoes. Just--enjoy!
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Naut asked about this...
Here is what I wrote previously regarding Murchie, the House Entity... http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/CLRedding/312476 We perceive a small portion of the full range of wavelengths that are the electromagnetic spectrum. Our basic senses only go so far, though I daresay there are many things...
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Friday, January 9, 2009
My daughter who has lived these past two years
in Singapore, and her husband with her, is on the move once again! They have bought a lovely house outside Wellington, New Zealand, and she will be flying there to live, next week. The new house has what we call, in our family, a house entity. This is an out-of-body entity whose interest and calling...
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Monday, January 5, 2009
I dreamed of lava...
I came across a poem I didn't remember until I read it--don't think I ever presented it here. I dreamed of lava... Red and snapping devouring like a dragon... and with a touch like Midas' turning everything to flame... Oozing unhurried from the deep hot places of the Earth... Overtaking by...
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Great Apes are people now...
Well, of course, this has long been recognized by a few, like Roger and Debbi Fouts who look after Washoe's family in Ellensburg, WA, and of course, Jane Goodall. If this has not been an area of interest for you, you might not know that Washoe was the first chimpanzee to be taught American Sign...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Olympia: Home of the Anti-Climax
I heard incorrectly too--thought they said we would have sunshine and blue skies tomorrow. We will, of course, but they will be on the other side of the clouds that will be raining on us. *sigh* Jack Russells are cute little guys, and smart, too, aren't they? And active! Olympia is a drag for New...
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