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Wednesday, July 7, 2004I ALMOST Wrote a DEAR JON Today....Then it struck me--what I was about to do! So I aborted my mission and rephrased with "Hello Jon" instead! Sometimes trying to get pictures from a photographer or at least a person who takes photos of events casually is like PULLING TEETH!!!! I am going crazy trying to figure it out... I really want... Sign in to see full entry.Do Your Writing Assignments Revolve Around a Physical Presence orYour own thoughts, ideas and experiences? Or some of both, like me? Lately I have been moving more into the realm of physical presence because newspapers often want photos with their assignments. My new job is going better but I will need to learn my way around Newtown as a good deal of my job will... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 6, 2004Do You Crave INSTANT GRATIFICATION for Your Writing?I sure do. I have been having a difficult time starting my book because I am too wrapped up in the write and get paid craze. I love to write an article and receive the cash via paypal a week or two later. It is a rush to see my mini-bank account grow. Did I mention I opened one just for my outside... Sign in to see full entry.Dealing with the Stress of Being a Writer (Or Editor)... How DO You Do It?Today was insane... I am a bit discouraged and questioning my survival chances in the real world... My first day at work was OK... It was long and mostly boring because I was not allowed to do anything but "watch what they do." I know today was deadline day, so I am hoping tomorrow will be better.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 5, 2004Tomorrow Is the Day... Freelance Gypsy No More...Well, ok... I am going to try to keep up the freelance with this full-time ditty, though I know it will be difficult. Tomorrow is my first day at the weekly newspaper where I was hired as an assistant editor. I am hoping traffic goes ok for my hour-long drive. Sorry I am not more lively in my... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 29, 2004How Much Does LOCATION Play a Part in Your Writing?Writing in the nude while stretched out across a plush blanket by the pool is my favorite setting.... Just Kidding! I think my mind would run away and come back with some dashing prince charming to keep me company before any work would get done! But seriously, how much does location play a part in... Sign in to see full entry.Keeping Up With Yourself as a Writer... How Do YOU Do It?You wouldn't believe how many post-it notes, napkin scraps, shreds of paper, half-written-on envelopes and other odds and ends I have lying around with my writing ideas. And half of them are still in my head! I want to start a book, and i have the title and 20 chapter designations figured out, but I... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, June 28, 2004Questions that Plague Writers...Here are a few that have been stumping me lately.... 1. When striving for a certain word count, does the title count toward the final number, or can I safely cap it at a cool eight words? 2. Hyphenated words... two words or not two words? (or three, or four...) 3. How can we write a memoir without... Sign in to see full entry.Stumped with Writers Block? Here's a Tiny Tactic to Re-Energize Your Mind!Put Some Madness in Your Method! Ditch the logical steps of starting at the beginning and concluding at the end. Changing routine by writing chaotically in no particular order can bring a new energy to your works! The instant a clever idea arises, scrawl it down before it escapes. I can’t even... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, June 24, 2004By Special Request: A Sample Query Letter that has resulted multiple sales!Sometimes all it takes is the right query letter to get your foot in the door at a publication. I may be contributing additional stories to one online editor in particular, thanks to the first assignment I got after sending this original query! It may be a bit long for most queries, but please keep... Sign in to see full entry. |
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