Archive for April, 2008

Seeing Red

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

For the first time in my writing career, I’m in the red financially.
Oh sure, payments are being cut out as we speak, and I keep hearing that the “check is in the mail” but it’s anyone’s guess as to when it’ll be “in the bank.”
This from editors who promised to start paying on acceptance, and […]

HARO

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Here’s a discovery: a PR guy who doesn’t bombard you with off-target pitches. A PR guy who actually wants to help reporters by providing a much-needed service. A PR guy who provides this service for free.
Such a PR guy exists? Yeah, who knew?
I wouldn’t have believed it either, except that I know of Peter Shankman […]

Transitions

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

This PC to Mac transition is killing me. I’m still unable to access my data, I’m behind on e-mails and deadlines, and I’m struggling to learn new keyboard shortcuts and file systems. I’ll post on and off for the next couple of days while I get this stuff sorted out and try to get out […]