Gotta Be Willing to Do What It Takes
When you’re trying to build a writing career, and establish a connection with nonfiction magazine editors, you have to be willing to do whatever they need, whenever they need it, however they want it. I don’t have a journalism degree, I’m not all that tied into the NYC journalism scene, and I have a day job…
continue readingIndependence Day Revisited
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday. My 4th of July was pretty low-key. I watched Kobayashi cram down a record 53 and three-quarters hot dogs and buns in the annual eating competition on Coney Island. How do these guys not explode? And just how much do they have to “eat”? Kobayashi must…
continue readingDon’t Count Your Ghostwriting Chickens…
…before they hatch. Last week, I mentioned a report that Eva Longoria signed a deal to write an “erotic novel.” However, much to the chagrin of would-be ghostwriters, US Weekly stepped in to set the record straight. The magazine quotes a Longoria rep as saying “There is no book deal and there never has been.”…
continue readingWall to Wall Soccer
I was a striker for the very first youth soccer team ever in my little rural Kentucky town. Although clearly, I wasn’t very good since we didn’t score a single goal until the final game of the season. The next year, I played on the very first soccer team fielded by my high school. I…
continue readingDead Air
My Internet service has been down for the past day-and-a-half. I’m posting this from a Treo, which is a great gadget for staying in touch, but not so great for posting items to a blog. So I’m going to have to hold off on some of the items I had prepared. I’ll post some over…
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