Letters To The Editor For August 19th
This Week:
- Whoo-Whee! Now, That’s One Snotty Librarian!
- Internship or Indentured Servitude?
PTMD or Post Traumatic Memoir Disorder By Karen Carver
You’ve decided to write your memoir, anticipating the writing of mud pies, toilet papering the high school Principal’s yard on Halloween, that first kiss, a wedding day, births of kids, and so on. You will write about dad’s alcoholism, brother Billy dying in the war, or other sad memories.
Then there are secrets; dark secrets which might have impacted our lives forever. Secrets that our loved ones might not know exist. You often hear after someone publishes their memoir that it was “so cathartic.” There are others not so lucky. You need to consider how writing about dark times might affect you.
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Richard’s 1 of 30 in a Million!
We went to the rheumatologist last week because Richard’s vasculitis is still coming and going, despite the fact that he’s on Prednisone. The rheumatologist and the emergency room doctor had the same diagnosis, which we had to look up online.
Whoo-Whee! Now, That’s One Snotty Librarian!
After we ran last week’s article, Library “Gifts” And Copyright Harvesting – AUTHOR BEWARE!, by Heather Vallance, we received an anonymous email from a librarian. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Library “Gifts” And Copyright Harvesting – AUTHOR BEWARE! By Heather Vallance
Let me begin by saying I truly enjoy your newsletter. I have learned many things about writing since I began subscribing.
I did however, want to make a few comments about Heather Vallance’s recent article.
I thought the article was excellent and insightful. Writers ALWAYS need to be vigilant when they are asked to sign any forms, particularly if there is any mention of “copyright”. So I commend her for pointing out this issue.
Write for Teens, are You Serious? By Ruth Schiffmann
If you’re over the age of twenty-five, chances are you look back on your teen years with fondness. Ah, the days of football games, proms, and pep rallies. Do we really forget so soon the hours spent agonizing over wearing the right outfit, the tears spilled in the restroom over a hastily scrawled break-up note, or the searing pain of finding your name omitted from the list of players who made the team? Add to that college applications, drug use, and bomb threats; today’s teens face serious issues every day. But there are many ways you can write about weighty issues without increasing their burdens. If you can jump back into those high school days while addressing the concerns of today’s teen, the challenges they face can provide you with endless topics for articles, fiction, interviews, quizzes, and more.
Internship or Indentured Servitude?
I keep seeing freelancing writing ads for “interns” but I’m not sure they’re legitimate. Can you help?
Twenty Percent of My Nest is Empty! Whaaa!!!
I am very sad this week. I cried Saturday and Sunday, off and on, and then again Monday night. Why? My oldest baby moved out.
How Amazon Could Have Avoided the Kindle Book Deletion Debacle By Angela Hoy
I’ve received dozens of emails over the past couple of weeks asking for my opinion about Amazon’s decision to delete specific ebooks from their customers’ Kindle machines. Basically, this is what happened.