Freelance writer Lori Hall Steele needs your help. This Saturday, her friends are holding a silent auction to benefit Steele, who’s unable to work because of a neurological condition doctors haven’t been able to figure out. To top things off, her insurance company isn’t covering any of the costs because they’re considering it a pre-existing …

Apr 10, 2008 Help us!, Personal yammerings

New Resource: Peter Shankman’s “If I Can Help a Reporter Out”

ProfNet not doing it for you? Try Peter Shankman’s “If I Can Help a Reporter Out”: www.helpareporter.com. If you’re looking for sources, send your request to peter [at] shankman [dot] com and he’ll forward it to his extensive list. I haven’t tried this yet, but have heard good things from other writers. [lf]

Apr 10, 2008 Cool tools, News you can use