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Thursday, July 14, 2005Has Anyone Here Started Their Own Magazine From Scratch?I could use some advice if anyone has any to lend. Now that I am unemployed, I am really trying to come into my own. If you have any advice (or contacts who have advice) that you could share, I will be forever grateful! Thanks for your time - hope you have a great night! Sign in to see full entry.How Much Is Networking Worth?So I have really been considering joining a small business group in my local area, but I'm really not sure if I should. Do any of you belong to such a group? Here are the cons as I see them: 1. Costs $40 in breakfast each month. 2. Costs $250+ for a six-month membership. 3. Meets at 7 a.m. Sharp... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, July 13, 2005What's Easier... Writing about Yourself or Something Completely Unrelated?I've been meaning to start a column for a while now, but I just haven't had the time or inspiration to do so. I know my post Blogging Virgin is a post written about myself and I really don't have a hard time dealing with that because I just sort of ramble on and on about whatever is going on in my... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 12, 2005Incorrect Checks as a Result of a Forgotten Invoice...OK, So I had the invoice started and pretty much ready to go, with the exception of adding all the individual articles' rates and sending it off to my editor. Just today I received a check in the mail for $60. As an unemployed 20-something living at home, I welcomed the sight of the envelope, but... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 11, 2005Writing to Make Money...Examining the Menu:So you've decided to become a freelance writer... Either you've graduated college, left your other job, got fired or laid off, or found some other worth-while reason to plunge into the unknown world of freelance writing. And what a glamorous world it is - if only I could figure out how to make some... Sign in to see full entry.Embarrassing Typos!What's the most embarrassing typo you've ever had published, or almost published but caught just in the nick of time? Mine was in a headline - thankfully caught by my boss because spell check sure as heck missed it! Something about the "Pubic Sector" instead of public sector. Good thing that didn't... Sign in to see full entry.Do All Writers Own a Fax Machine?!Oh man oh boy. I just don't know why I don't grow a backbone already!!! Do any of you ever face a bit of a demanding subject or source for your writings.... such a one who demands to see the piece before it goes to press, when your editor is the one who assigned the story in the first place? I have... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, July 10, 2005A Networking Opportunity or a Networking Trap?I had that PR meeting with two fine artists/photographers on Friday morning. All went well and I was truly inspired. I did not have to give a quote for my services, however, and I have a tentative first job type thing, but nothing set in complete stone. I am starting to wonder if the main reason the... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, July 7, 2005A Business Meeting as a PR Writer...This is what tomorrow holds. First I get up to animal sit... there are some mad-cute animals where I am house-sitting and I fully intend to take some great pictures of these cute critters. I will probably burn everything to a CD and give it to the owners, who are moving from this amazing house in a... Sign in to see full entry.Requesting Help and Insight from the Male Peanut Gallery...OK, so I got this great idea for a project that I would like to begin. If you have been married and you are a male who proposed to your wife, I need to gather some very simple yet interesting information... 1. How long did you date your wife before you realized you wanted to spend the rest of your... Sign in to see full entry. |
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