Published on June 22, 2011
Typos happen. I make every effort to prevent them, but I can’t change the fact that I am human, making me imperfect and prone to the occasional (however seldom) typo. Cringe.
My first advice is to avoid typos whenever you can. Proof everything you write and then proof it one more time. Be diligent and meticulous in the battle. I try to be.
Despite my best efforts, however, sometimes typos creep into my copy. A well-intentioned “then” typed as “than” is left undetected by spell check as well as my ever eager eyes and a typo is born.
An error in the body of an article or column is never good news. I can only think of one thing more disastrous: a typo in a query. Can you imagine?
Published on June 22, 2011
Apple – sued for trademark infringement by a publisher for using the term “ibooks”
Copyright Troll? – Judge gives Righthaven two weeks to explain why he should not sanction it while also ruling that an individual’s reposting of an entire article on a discussion forum was fair use.
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Published on June 15, 2011
With a boy as adventurous and energetic as Mason, who will be 5 years old this month, it was only a matter of time before his never ending bouncing and running led to a BIG boo boo…
Published on June 15, 2011
After reading the entries for each contest, we can see how difficult it is to come up with a unique plot when working with an assigned topic. But, inevitably, a few writers do manage to successfully break away from the pack.
So, step out into the sunshine and have a conversation with an outdoor food vendor…
Published on June 15, 2011
worst book proposals and query letters
Ang,
Oh my gosh! If your pending move leaves you no time to write, just give us more “World’s Worst Book Proposals”. They are truly the funniest things I’ve ever read. It’s hard to believe people actually “right” that way, but…
Thanks for the giggles.
Jacquie McTaggart
From the Teacher’s Desk
If They Don’t Learn the Way You Teach…Teach the Way They Learn
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Hi Angela,
Needed a pick-me-up this morning, so I read several installments of the Worst Book Proposals – thank you so much! And, thank you for all your hard work. You are much appreciated by us “starving (thank God for peanut butter and jelly) writers”.
Diana
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Those are very hard to read and remind me of the quality of writing that I sometimes see on Facebook. I promptly removed that one person that wrote worse than your worst proposals as a friend. I cannot read their stuff and expect to still be able to write myself. Writing is like singing, but there is no American Idol to weed out the writers that cannot write.
George Arnold Hall
https://www.georgearnoldhall.ca
twitter: @georgeahall
Business: George Arnold Hall’s Pen and Pencil
Author/Editor/Publisher/Game Concept Designer/Web Developer/Analyst/Programmer
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Series: Immortals of Scar (more info at georgearnoldhall.ca)
Published on June 15, 2011
diversify your writing income
Did you know that the number of people studying English worldwide is estimated at around one billion, and that this number is projected to grow considerably? What does this mean to you as a writer? The market for writers of educational materials is growing, too, and your writing can be a part of that growth.
Published on June 15, 2011
I was approached about a month ago by a person who said he was referred from a former client. I did not know this client well, but I had worked for him once. The man asked me to write some articles for him on a regular basis, which I agreed to do. He sent information to me regarding these articles and the information did state that he paid after 10,000 words was reached. I agreed to this.
During all this time, the man gave the impression he was in the United States…
Published on June 15, 2011
When I first began my writing career, I was so excited by the mere thought of being published that I never gave a thought to making money at it. Being published was reward enough for all my hard work.
But then I decided I liked the idea of checks popping up in my mailbox now and then…
Published on June 15, 2011
Huffington Post / huffingtonpost.com – Four more bloggers join the lawsuit.
Borders – Two principal advisors for the unsecured creditors committee in the Borders’ bankruptcy case submitted their invoices totaling more than $2 million for work done just since February. (How much you wanna bet they get paid before the publishers?)
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Published on June 8, 2011
Frank graduated with honor from high school last weekend. We are soooooo proud of him! He’ll be starting his college career in the Fall. Since he now plans to become a doctor, it’ll be a long college career…
