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Why you shouldn’t write custom samples to get a writing job

Posted in Business, Writing, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I found a link to this discussion board that illustrates very starkly both why you should be skeptical of very low-paying ads for writers on Craigslist, and why you shouldn’t write samples specifically for a job unless you know who you’re sending it to: Getting Free Professionally Written Articles.
You’re welcome.
Update: Looks like they figured out [...]

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Celebrate good grammar

Posted in Editing, Resources, tagged , , on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I was alerted that yesterday, March 4, was National Grammar Day. I didn’t mark the holiday by doing anything special (like a grammar rodeo). Nonetheless, the website for National Grammar Day contains enough links to grammar-oriented blogs, grammar tips, and awards for bad grammar to keep an editor busy for awhile.

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Crime Pays: Federation of BC Writers Fundraiser

Posted in Literary, tagged , , , , on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

From the Lorraine Murphy (aka raincoaster) fabulous organizer of the Shebeen Club, and now instigator-in-charge for the Lower Mainland contingent of the Federation of BC Writers comes Crime Pays:
Info from e-mail:

Who: The Federation of BC Writers and the Shebeen Club
What: a wicked good fundraiser for the Fed
When: Monday, March 16th, 6-9pm
Where: The Vancouver Police Museum, [...]

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Why I write

Posted in Webwriting, Writing on March 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I can answer that question pretty simply: I write because I’m hungry. Not just for food, but for communication. To talk to someone and create some kind of reaction with them.
When I was a kid, dreaming of being a famous writer someday, the books I read did two things: they created something beautiful in me [...]

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