Approaching a local small business with an offer to write their blog for free: is this a good idea? If so, how to do it? I'm looking to gain some freelance writing experience and thought this might be the way.
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posted by indognito
on May 24, 2012 -
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PlotFilter: I'm researching heat waves in the 1970s (with the sweet spot being between 1972-1976) that would have led to fatalities in the Washington, DC area.
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posted by ilikecookies
on May 21, 2012 -
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How can I make myself employable / find a job in any writing or editing fields, with a BA and MFA? (in the Atlanta area, if it helps.) Snowflakey details abound.
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posted by adrianna aria
on May 19, 2012 -
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I'm new to freelance writing online. What do I do if a website publishing my work (through a middle-man content network who pays me) edits/adds to my writing in a way that I feel detracts from the quality of the work? I only have 4 published clips so far; should I include a link to this website when clips are requested by potential employers?
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posted by dahliachewswell
on May 16, 2012 -
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Hi ,
I was wondering if any mefiers could help advise me on potentially choosing a certain module for my llb (undergraduate law) option.
I was thinking of choosing the legal writing and advocacy option, but I am not sure.
Has anyone any idea of what is usually expected in a module such as this? It strikes me as an option very similar that provided in American law schools. How are these usually assessed? The naive bone in me is entertaining the prospect of a slightly less harsh marking criteria compared to the substantive core modules I shall be studying as well; but I could be wrong.
My course book mentions the break down of the module as follows:
Legal Writing and Advocacy:
- Reflective Learning Journal (40%)
- Response to Consultation Document (30%)
- Oral Presentation 1 - (15%)
- Oral Presentation 2 - (15%)
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posted by thespiritroom
on May 16, 2012 -
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Sources explaining why you shouldn't put a comma after the year when a date is used as an adjective?
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posted by flod logic
on May 16, 2012 -
18 answers
I'm a PhD student, and I'd like to do more academic networking over email. How does this work, and what should the emails sound like?
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posted by anonymous
on May 16, 2012 -
14 answers
Tell me stories of people finding unusual routes to getting their books to readers. I have written a book and would love to hear about people who found readers through more DIY channels. Not interested so much in how to self-publish, as in hearing stories to help me find the next step for my creation.
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posted by bobbyno
on May 13, 2012 -
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Are there any current shared-mythos writing projects structurally similar to
alt.devilbunnies? Think the evolving Cthulhu Mythos, if those guys were working relatively quickly via email and had a really good FAQ.
posted by waxbanks
on May 8, 2012 -
5 answers
Where can I find some hapless slob (of the discerning, lettered variety) upon whom to foist my amateur fiction writing for the purpose of obtaining constructive feedback?
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posted by Trespassers William
on May 4, 2012 -
15 answers
Radio, radio filter. I want to learn about the history of radio programming formats.
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posted by Buffaload
on Apr 30, 2012 -
4 answers
What is the best transcription service (humans, not software) for use by a small business person?
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posted by abbyladybug
on Apr 27, 2012 -
4 answers
Help me write a research paper all at once by providing me with the ultimate late-night write-a-thon soundtrack. Pop/Dance/Electronica edition, specifications within.
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posted by Scientist
on Apr 24, 2012 -
29 answers
English language friends: Why do we use the word “different” when it doesn’t appear to be necessary?
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posted by bryon
on Apr 17, 2012 -
18 answers
Can you recommend historical examples of technology influencing the creative process?
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posted by brother
on Apr 16, 2012 -
16 answers
I recently attended a job interview which included a copywriting test - I was given some facts about an upcoming event and asked to write a press release. I did not get the job, however, the press release was released exactly as I wrote it (without my byline) and was picked up by a small local news blog and a local religious newspaper, as well as being used in the organisation's internal newsletter. The headline I wrote was also tweeted with a link to the event info on the organisation's website.
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posted by cilantro
on Apr 15, 2012 -
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In writing about my experiences as a hospice volunteer, I am wondering what is both my legal and ethical responsibility in protecting the identity of the patients and their families.
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posted by nanook
on Apr 10, 2012 -
7 answers
Is there often public and legal backlash against authors who write confessional stories? How well do audiences typically receive confessional stories?
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posted by Knigel
on Apr 7, 2012 -
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I'm writing a book on my iMac using Office (Word) 2004. I've written books using a computer before, but it's more complicated now and I'm still a Luddite. Please help me back it up! Here's the situation:
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posted by fivesavagepalms
on Apr 7, 2012 -
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My moms want me to devote my life to writing. I'm 30 and want to explore life. How do I get them off my back?
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posted by tamagogirl
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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Looking for online fiction, non-fiction and creative writing communities and forums of all kinds.
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posted by cilantro
on Apr 4, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web?
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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Im writing a song right now on my acoustic guitar, my first song, and I'm a little stuck, I've got some good chord progressions, I know my key (C) I just dont know where to go from there
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posted by sizzil34
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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Am about to buy crappy (but shiny refurbished) Lenovo laptop for my writer bro. Because he's been wanting to devote a single alienatingly bare-bones machine to ONLY word processing, rather than continuing (and failing) to get stuff done on the distractingly multitasking Mac he currently has. (He uses Scrivener and occasionally Open Office rather than MS Word.) Are crappy laptops able to handle super-heavy word-processing?
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posted by taramosalata
on Apr 2, 2012 -
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I like talking about books and writing, mostly literary fiction and genre fiction with a slant toward slipstream-style SF. Where can I find a group in Chicago to meet people like me?
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posted by deathpanels
on Mar 30, 2012 -
2 answers
I am very, very casually toying with the idea of writing an urban fantasy style novel.
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posted by Quincy
on Mar 28, 2012 -
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[Career change filter, humanities edition] How can I best market my skills when I have very little experience?
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posted by Kitty Stardust
on Mar 28, 2012 -
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I want to start writing creatively, and am thinking of participating in NaNoWriMo this year. How do I get started?
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posted by I am the Walrus
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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I am an aspiring young adult author who has a literary agent. My agent has represented me since 2008 and in that time has tried to sell two different novels that I wrote. My second book has been out with editors since June, and there still have not been any takers. I just finished the first draft of my third novel and am starting to wonder if I should start looking for a different agent to represent me.
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posted by Palmfrond
on Mar 22, 2012 -
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MPA or M.S. Writing? More useful, or more engaging? I'm at a point where I am thinking about my advanced degree choices, and would love some input and advice.
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posted by thatbrunette
on Mar 21, 2012 -
8 answers
Can you recommend a good book/guide to writing scientific research papers (for publication)?
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posted by bluefly
on Mar 19, 2012 -
7 answers
What should I be paid? My job is essentially a combination of marketing and web content creation. I write blog and page content for the website of a retail company.
My writing requires an in-depth and technical knowledge about the general field as well as an intimate knowledge about how to convey this information in an attractive way to the consumer base. I constantly update my own knowledge in order to provide this content.
I write consumer friendly technical info for the individual products as well as more elaborate landing pages to bring google ad traffic to. I add in-depth daily blog posts. I am also expected to manage the email marketing and as well as the online Google ads. Since I have begun this work, the readership and web sales have shot up and I expect it to continue to climb.
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posted by KoiPond
on Mar 17, 2012 -
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The way I research (academic or otherwise) is increasingly incompatible with the tools I have. Reams of handwritten notebooks, and hundreds of word docs vs a highly tagged website only add to my self-created confusion.
I'm drawn to Tinderbox software as a possible solution, but as an adamant PC user I'm locked out.
How do you order your research? / How to write-up my PhD now my brain is fried?
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posted by 0bvious
on Mar 16, 2012 -
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Do you have a friend who seems to have it all -- financial stability, always the center of attention, people jumping into bed with them at the drop of a hat, to the point that it seems just plain unfair? Do you get jealous? If so, how do you maintain the friendship? If not, why do you think you don't feel any jealousy? (Particularly interested in answers from the early-twenties age range.)
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posted by scaryblackdeath
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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