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Billy Cargo, I agree. How many times have I mentioned inverted pyramids in recent weeks?
posted by
Azur
on April 18, 2005 at 3:24 PM
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When I was a journalism major (almost finished the degree) we talked
about papers going more and more to features. I still think features are something best left to magazines while papers should do pyramid style hard news with plenty of opinion and commentary.
posted by
FreeManWalking
on April 18, 2005 at 1:37 PM
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Wildwoman, it shouldn't be like that but it is and the higher up one goes, the worse it gets
posted by
Azur
on April 15, 2005 at 12:43 PM
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This makes me go
Hmmmmmmmm.
posted by
Wildwoman_Laloba
on April 15, 2005 at 12:15 PM
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Ca88andra, don't be deterred by that. I am not. Indeed it makes me more determined
posted by
Azur
on April 15, 2005 at 6:26 AM
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Hmmm I don't think I wanted to read about the jungle just now... *sigh* Oh well.
posted by
Ca88andra
on April 15, 2005 at 5:10 AM
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MayB, yes... fascinating new lives are meant to be had. No matter the fiction, I still have to deal with the publishers... it's the facts that I find so questionable, misleading, often dull... as Pilate said to Jesus, "What is Truth?"... can you imagine... all the politics he dealt with... lying, kissing up. I love his question... though I believe Jesus is the Truth, I also think there is a "Reality" that supercedes "reality" which includes a fantastic, truth-filled, imagination.
posted by
cmoe
on April 14, 2005 at 4:22 PM
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MerryAnne, that's great but just wait until you move into the heart of the jungle ;-)
posted by
Azur
on April 14, 2005 at 2:44 PM
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So far all my articles have been short ones.
And my pitching has gone really well (I almost want to touch wood when I say that).
but of course if my article is a major one for the newspaper or magazine the pressure goes up and the expecations go up and my stress level will certainly go up!
posted by
MerryAnne
on April 14, 2005 at 2:34 PM
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CarolynMoe, maybe I should just make up a fascinating new life for myself. Why not?
posted by
Azur
on April 14, 2005 at 2:28 PM
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MerryAnne, I've noticed people don't like the truth
posted by
Azur
on April 14, 2005 at 2:24 PM
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The imagined world is often a better place
posted by
Azur
on April 14, 2005 at 2:23 PM
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MayB, this is why I so much prefer to make the entire thing up. If no publishers want it, and no one shows up for book signings, I'll go offer bite size candy bars and sell my books door-to-door. Or over the telephone. Even when I'm rich and famous. Get people to work for me. "Hello, this is the CarolynMoe organization calling???... Hello?") A new day in the publishing world... By pass WalMart, Barnes & Nobles, and Amazon.com for those wise folk who "refuse to buy retail." Can you tell I'm "losing it?"
posted by
cmoe
on April 14, 2005 at 1:53 PM
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Whew...
luckliy I haven't had to crawl through the jungle yet. But then again I'm not writing features... yet! :)
posted by
MerryAnne
on April 14, 2005 at 1:33 PM
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