Published on May 2, 2007
The results of Richard’s biopsy are in. He has Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, or LCV. We already pretty much knew he had vasculitis, but needed the diagnosis before they can proceed with more tests to see what’s causing it. Basically, there is a 50% chance it’s caused by an autoimmune disorder or medication or something he’s eating, and there’s a 50% chance they’ll never know what’s causing it. It could be caused by Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or Hepatitis C, or it could be due to his thyroid medication (the doctor doesn’t think so), or….maybe my cooking? Okay, humor does help in times like these. Honestly, we’re praying it’s nothing serious and that we’ll never know what causes it. Because, if they do find out what’s causing it, that something might be serious. If it’s just a transient thing, chances are it’s an anomaly and very minor.
Published on May 2, 2007
worst book proposals and query letters
I’m pretty backed up this week so I’m going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Book Proposals. Yes, these are real! Enjoy!
Published on May 2, 2007
Letters will return next week.
Published on May 2, 2007
At most fast food restaurants, employees are trained to do more than one aspect of the job. The same employee who handles the drive-thru window could also work the front line or put burgers together. They’re trained to do other jobs within the restaurant because the managers know the benefits of having their employees multi-task. The more productive an employee is, the more profit the company makes in the long run.
Published on May 2, 2007
Hello Angela,
My friend recommended I contact you. I found a freelance copyediting position (online). I emailed them expressing interest and with some questions about the company and they emailed me back with a sample chapter to edit. All of that is fine. But…
They are a new company, they claim. They didn’t answer any of my questions. I don’t know what the pay rate would be. They don’t have a website, but submissions guidelines are online with an address. When I called information to get a phone number, so I could find out some more about this company before I did any “test” or free editing, the operator didn’t have any company listed.
I’m a little nervous to say the least. I would greatly appreciate you help.
Thank you so much in advance.
J.
Published on May 2, 2007
Occasionally, I Google my name to check what’s out there. As you know, I don’t write for free, not unless the article has a link to something I want to promote or sell, or unless it’s for charity. Any how, I was gobsmacked to find part of an article I had written for a well-known website back in 2002, published in an online newsletter of a business in Florida! Not only that, but a couple of lines had been added to it and attributed to me.
Published on April 25, 2007
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Gene Papin (https://www.papincraft.biz), who creates neat stuff out of wood. I was especially impressed by his beautiful wooden pens. Well, last week, a nifty package arrived in the mail and I was thrilled to open it and find a notepad that Gene had made with one of his saws. He “engraved” it with my initials and a smiley face with his saw, going all the way through every piece of paper – the entire pad…
Published on April 25, 2007
This week:
- Selling Books at Book Fairs?
- Angela’s Memory Triggers/Autobiography Class
- Don’t Buy Window Vista! You will be sorry!!
Published on April 25, 2007
Recently, I attempted to pursue something that has always been important to me…writing. I applied for a freelance job that I actually had quite a bit of knowledge in, but because I had not freelanced before, it was decided I wouldn
Published on April 25, 2007
It’s interesting that I read last week about having a contingency clause in a pays-on-publication contract because I signed one of those about six weeks ago without that kind of clause. I suppose I naively assumed the article would be published sooner than this fall.
