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Grammar Girl8 Mignon Fogarty’s quick and dirty tips for better writing. English Style Guide – Economist16 This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist. 2. Dr. 3. 4. 5. 6. So You Want to Be Published. Jamie Chavez - Developmental Editor and Writer. The Mom Blogs - Directory of Blogs by Moms. Lana Vaughan - Home. Crafting the One-Sheet. Lana Vaughan at Starbucks.
Save The Words. A Place and A Time. Dashboard ‹ Life of Lana — WordPress. A Place and A Time « Life of Lana. Sitting at Starbucks there is so much material to write about it’s hard to know where to begin. The cast of characters is rich and diverse. The conversations floating in the air are kept at a level that the challenge isn’t to hear them but to shut them out long enough to form your own thoughts. Without leaving my seat I can tune into a Bible study, a grief therapy session, a website design consultation and a pre-school playdate.
A little extra effort is required to hone in on the retired couple in the corner or the four cell phone calls going on. It never ceases to amaze me the personal conversations that people hold in public places. I can’t help but wonder if the pre-schoolers wouldn’t be happier at the park. There is a common thread that ties them all together. With the departure of the grief group other conversations are easier to make out. And here I sit at the table in the corner watching but not impacting, part of it all but not.
Thank you people of Starbucks. Like this: How to Write an Ebook (and Sell a Bunch) What Godin gets wrong | Joel J. Miller. American entrepreneur, author and public speaker Seth Godin (photo by Joi Ito, Wikimedia Commons) Seth Godin’s announcement about abandoning traditional publishing ruffled a lot of plumage this week, for good reason. Publishing is navigating through disruptions and difficulties that make industry players fearful about the future. Amid all the news about layoffs and reorganizations, stores up for sale, declining sales, etc., Godin’s savvy and insightful business advice has pointed the way to safety and success for many. Now this. But Godin has misapprehended a few things.
The interview in Media Bistro, which got this whole ball rolling when GalleyCat teased the final paragraph last week, contains the most helpful statement for understanding why: My jaw dropped. If I’m Dante, I just landed in the wrong poem. Reality is of course somewhere in between. The second misapprehension is that books are a clunky way to deliver and spread ideas. Literature is like running. Writer’s Digest - Write Better - Get Published - Be Creative. The Indigo Door 2010.