TEAL is the Word Ya Hurd
Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under VA/DC/MD Happenings, Writing/Editing, Publishing, On the Road | 1 Comment
My good friend Jeff Deck was in need of a road trip full of awesome experiences to write about while waiting for entry to an MFA program, so he took off across the country hunting down typos and correcting them. Starting in Boston, Jeff swung through the DC area where my husband and I took […]
Read More..>>The Scuppie Manifesto
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Mother Nature, Writing/Editing, Publishing | 1 Comment
So this isn’t my own coined term, but I’m all about manifestos and this one is pretty cool. The Scuppie (socially conscious upwardly mobile person) being referred to is a combination of yuppie and hippie culture, or basically hippies with money that still want to do good while looking good. Everywhere the word Scuppie is […]
Read More..>>Free Suze Orman Book
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Finance, Writing/Editing | 1 Comment
Financial guru, Suze Orman, announced on Oprah yesterday that her publisher has agreed to give away free downloads to Suze’s new book Women & Money. The catch is to make sure you download it by 8/7c tonight (Feb 14).
So on this our nation’s day of love, love yourself by making sure you are financially protected!
Hey, Writers, Remember the Baseball Strike?
Posted on November 14, 2007 - Filed Under Rants, Consumerism, Current Events, Writing/Editing | Leave a Comment
I admit it, this whole Writer’s Guild strike rubs me the wrong way. Everything about it just reeks of privilege and sour grapes on both sides. Don’t get me wrong, I get the whole capitalism thing, and I get the need to stand up for your rights about what’s fair, but maybe the request for […]
Read More..>>Writer’s Piece of Pie Already Gone
Posted on November 13, 2007 - Filed Under Consumerism, Current Events, Writing/Editing | Leave a Comment
Last week I discussed the idea of why the Writer’s Guild is striking in Does This Mean Bloggers are Scabs? In light of week two of the Writer’s Guild strike, I wanted to find out where the negotiations stand regarding the writer’s request for a larger portion of the digital media products such as DVDs […]
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