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Category Archives: Publishing
Intellectual Property Rights
An interesting thing is happening in Hollywood. They are complaining about the piracy of their movies and their intellectual property. Oh, by the way, these same people believe everything in life, particularly other’s intellectual property, should be free. However, not … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Teaching, Writing
Tagged art, artists, authors, crooks, Hollywood, instructional designers, intellectual property, Intellectual Property Rights, music, musicians, payment for their efforts, photographers, photos, poets, robbers, software code, software engineers, something that does not belong to him or her, stealing intellectual property, Tampa Tribune, text, The American Chemical Society, thieves, University of South Florida charged with copyright violation
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On Being a Writer
One thing about being a writer is that you have to write well, especially when it comes to “selling yourself.” In other words, when you put together a proposal or write a query letter to an editor, the writing has … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing
Tagged a rejection letter, an example of the author’s commitment to the craft, correspondence, dedication, discipline, editors, email, grammatical errors, homophonic errors, media mail, On being a writer, patience, proposal, publishers, query letter, the Internet, typos, working with undisciplined writers, writing soundly, you have to write well, “clean” manuscripts, “selling yourself”
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Tools for Serious Writing
If you are to be a serious writer, you must find a writing system that works for you. Notice I use the word, “system” in describing the component parts of the mechanism that allows you to be productive as a … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing
Tagged a computer, a good old-fashioned pencil and notebook, a place in which to work, be productive as a writer, best methods of production, editor’s questions, organized writing notes, printer, rhythm, sense of internal timing, serious writer, technology, the beach, three paragraphs at a time throughout the day, Tools for Serious Writing, useful tools, writer's toolbox, writing system
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Another Brick & Mortar Bookstore Facing Problems
Last week we saw the filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for Borders Bookstores. Shortly after the filing, Borders CEO Mike Edwards sent a mass email out to all of the faithful. In it, he talks about Borders stores being … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged advantages of the virtual store, Another Brick & Mortar Bookstore Facing Problems, Borders Bookstores, Borders CEO Mike Edwards, brick and mortar stores, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Circuit City, Digital Reader, e-book, iPad, Kindle, print-on-demand technology, the difficult U.S. economy, the Nook, the rapidly changing bookselling environment
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Taking Pride in Your Writing
I am amazed when reading some of the missives written today. Sometimes, I think English teachers have failed all of America, but then again, maybe not. Maybe the electronic devices we use today have warped our brains, keeping us from … Continue reading
Writers Eloquently Insulting Each Other
In order to sell books or magazine articles with regularity, writers should write simply. In using Microsoft Word, one feature the software has is a spelling and grammar check, which reports the reading level of a document. I have often … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing, Reading, Teaching, Writing
Tagged bestselling authors, big words, books, cover letters, Ernest Hemingway, KISS principle, magazine articles, Microsoft Word, résumés, simple writing styles, spelling and grammar check, the eighth grade reading level, understanding the writing, William Faulkner, Writers Eloquently Insulting Each Other, writing simply, writing well
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The End of 2010
It’s here! We have again reached the end of another year. Now it’s time to look back to see what was accomplished, what failed, what was good, what was bad, take measurement, and plan for a better 2011. What was … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing
Tagged a better 2011, a real journalist, a writer’s mind, air shows, Anna, births, BluewaterPress LLC, business, colleagues, Congress decided not to listen, Eva, family, friends, grandmother’s delight, Joe Clark’s Photos, making your own economy, new baby, on guard for trouble, personal growth, photography skills, small daily newspaper, students, The End of 2010, the end of another year, the idiot talking heads, the media, turning a nickel, weddings, What was good?, writing assignments, “Nana”
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Computer Glitches
Today’s blog is a little late and a bit short. It’s because of computer glitches. Yesterday’s blog actually came out the day before but, because of computer glitches, the blog moved to the wrong day, then somehow became double published … Continue reading
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Tagged 80 percent of aviation accidents are the result of human error, blame circle, Computer Glitches, DSL carrier, human flight crews, MicroSoft, networking, printers, prospective airline pilots, real fun, routers, systems are too complicated, Today's blog, virus software, wireless network
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