Scaife trustees seek dismissal of siblings’ lawsuit “Trustees for a fund exhausted by late Tribune-Review publisher Dick Scaife asked an Allegheny County judge to dismiss an attempt by his daughter and son to recover hundreds of millions of dollars their father spent during his last 20 years.”
Supreme Court won’t take jurisdiction of state email case “Across 47 agencies in the executive branch, employees can decide for themselves which emails to keep and which to discard as ‘transitory.’ Five days after being discarded, the emails are deleted from state servers, unable to be recovered under the Right-to-Know law.”
Apple Loses Federal Appeal in E-Books Case “iPhone maker is expected to pay $450 million, most of it to e-book consumers.”
In the final year of my graduate Written Communications program, I was writing the first draft of my memoir about raising three children with autism. I worked the special education discussion groups on LinkedIn to build up my platform. In one of these discussions, a parent “expert” with a chip on his shoulder kept haranguing a guy with a doctorate – a real expert in special education. On a whim, I sent Dr. Lauer an encouraging private message. Little did I know what I was getting myself into!
I am very interested in using a particular POD publisher for my book. But, I can’t find a link to their contract anywhere on their site. When I ask them for a copy, they just send more advertising mumbo jumbo. What should I do?
It happened again today. Inside the pile of mail I hauled to my kitchen to sort, I received an unsolicited book from an author who hoped I’d review it for my 250-plus newspaper and magazine clients…
I am absolutely dancing! You have done it again!
“The longest continuously published magazine for doctors of chiropractic (est. 1954). Publishes articles on wellness, alternative and complementary medicine, marketing, PR, communications, and financial management.” Welcomes new writers. 25% freelance. Circ. 35K. Publishes 20 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approx. three weeks after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 24 hours. Sample copies available online. Subscription $35.
Four years ago, we left the relatively quiet and frozen tundra of Maine for the sunny shores of Florida. We haven’t regretted our decision. We do miss the fall foliage but we use that as an excuse to escape to the Tennessee mountains for a couple of weeks each October.
“Big Pulp publishes a line of SF&F, horror, and mystery magazines and anthologies, specializing in short fiction and poetry.” 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Publishes 3-5 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Buys one-time print/ebook rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 3-5 days. Sample copy available on website.
