Published on August 29, 2007
I wrote my first piece when I was 20 and got my first useful lesson in professional writing a couple of weeks later: I received a letter from the publication saying that the article had been accepted. It contained no information about when they planned to publish it and pay me. Over the years I’ve learned that getting a publication date is hard and getting an editor to tell you the exact date the check was sent is well nigh impossible.
Published on August 22, 2007
We spent a few days last week at the Wisconsin Dells. We rode a duck, ate a LOT of food, played mini-golf, had our portrait taken in a bathtub, and more!
We’ve been faithfully logging our experiences (and photos!) here: https://www.wirelesstrips.com
Published on August 22, 2007
Hi Angela,
I’ve been working on my books for some time. You notice I said it too, huh? “Books.” Yes, I’m working on too many books. I have a short attention span, and so when an idea comes I delve right in.
Recently, I decided I needed to bite the bullet and develop some sort of format to finish writing the book(s). I’d heard of using outlining and also using note cards to attempt to bring order to some disorder…
Published on August 22, 2007
specialty markets for writing
If you love traveling through the heartland, if your politics are populist, if you have the ability to laugh at yourself, and if your writing, research, and interviewing skills are strong, you can write for the farming trades. These magazines publish articles on every topic from bull sperm to beekeeping, goat farming to organic vegetable farming, as well as cheesemaking, livestock breeding, and cattle ranching.
Published on August 22, 2007
UPS did not deliver my professional writing career. A midwife did. I felt so nourished by how deeply she listened to me during a routine exam, I wanted everyone to know about these creatures I once associated with the Middle Ages. When was the last time I felt like a whole human being instead of a body part at any doctor’s appointment?
Published on August 15, 2007
We’re in Wisconsin this week! We’ve spent tons of time with Richard’s relatives and childhood friends (yes, they really do talk funny), gone to the State Fair (it was so hot!), visited the Mars Cheese Castle, and been to a fish fry!
We’ve been faithfully logging our experiences (and photos!) here:
https://www.wirelesstrips.com
With all the eating we’ve been doing, it’s a wonder we haven’t had to stop and buy some bigger vacation clothes…
Published on August 15, 2007
Hi Angela, I just wanted to say a big thank you for posting the link to support our soldiers. As the mother of a daughter with 13 years active duty I can not express how much our kids need to know they have support at home when they are deployed.
Thank you,
Sandra
Published on August 15, 2007
Hi Angela,
Kinda new at freelance. I have sold a few articles, and now wish to build a web page, rather than e-mail clips with queries. Once an article is sold to a publication, can the author of the article post a clip of the article on the author’s web page? Is the entire article necessary? Do you think a web page for editors to visit is a good idea?
Any advice you can give would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jerry
Published on August 15, 2007
“You know what I should write?” I asked my husband one evening early in 2006 while lamenting the direction of my freelancing career.
He looked over and just raised his eyebrows, a sign that he wished I’d make up my mind about where my career was headed, too.
“Careers in women’s studies. Maybe 101 Careers in Women’s Studies.”
Published on August 8, 2007
We’re once again back on the road in our RV, exploring the backroads (and toll roads) of this fine country! And, after our Jet Blue nightmare last month, being back in our RV is heaven!
We’ve been to a beach town in Massachusetts and tubing in upstate New York…and we haven’t had any accidents, blow-outs, or emergency room trips! Yea!!
