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July 2010 Recommended Reading
I’m sorry I’m so late in posting this. August was a busy month, and this promises to be an active September. But I thought I should keep you updated on the Recommended Reading…. My months seem to vacillate between great and crappy when it comes to reading. I read a lot in July, including some wonderful student manuscripts (buy these, you editor types). But when it came to actual published books…sigh. The best word I have for most of them is dull. In fact, one book was so dull, I quit halfway through. I told Dean the next time I picked up a hardcover by that author, he was to hold an intervention, by reminding me that I hadn’t finished the last four of her hardcovers. This from an author I’ve … Read entire article »
Filed under: free nonfiction, On Writing, Recommended Reading
Freelancer’s Guide Update
Just wanted to let you all have an update. This weekend, I will finish the full book of The Freelancer’s Survival Guide. As I went through it and organized it, I realized I needed another eye on the project. I needed a professional editor to make sure that everything flows smoothly. So early next week, the Guide will head to Marty Halpern. Together he and I will make the book the best it can be. When we finish that process, in October, it goes to the book designer and then the printer for the (very long) print edition. The electronic editions will be available at that point. Those of you who have donated will get an e-mail from me, requesting a current address (do not send that now!), and then you’ll … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, Freelancer's Survival Guide, On Writing
