I want to give a big thanks to everyone who submitted entries in the ‘Strangest Trade Magazine’ title contest. It was a tough, tough decision to pick a winner. Some of the titles were playful, such as Spudman for people working in the potato industry, and Sheep! for sheep farmers. Miniature Donkey Talk was right …
I have thousands of bylines that attest to the fact that I make my living as a writer. But it’s my keyboard that tells the story of the tens of thousands of hours I’ve spent at this desk working at my craft.
Dec 21, 2009 Observations, Personal yammerings, Writers
This is a guest post by Pat Curry, who teaches our e-course on writing for trade magazines. Next session starts January 11!
I took my daughter’s car in today to Jiffy Lube to get the oil changed, largely because we had a $3 coupon. It was a $32.99 service. I walked out having paid $76, singing …
Dec 16, 2009 Advice, Editors, Observations, Writers
The winners have been selected in the first-ever drawing for free spots in my e-course on writing for trade magazines. A total of 63 people entered the drawing; I am so psyched about all the interest in the class.
First, I wanted to explain how I did the drawing. Originally, I was going to go …
I can’t say enough awesome things about the power of this blog. After Linda was kind enough to publish a post on Aug. 6 about my drawing for a free premium version of my e-course on writing for trade magazines $240 value!), my in-box was flooded with entries. As of right now, 59 people have …
Aug 16, 2009 Classes, Contests, News you can use
