by Kristen King on August 29, 2008
(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — Copyeditors are the unsung heroes of the writing world, but Metro copyeditor Jeff Baron of the Washington Post may have brought a little music to their lives with his beautiful description of the job of the copyeditor in last Sunday’s edition. Some excerpts:
I consider my workday worthwhile if I’ve made one especially good [...]
by Kristen King on August 29, 2008
(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — Hoo-a! Last week, we talked about what a brand is and why you need one. I asked a question worthy of a branding drill sergeant – who do you think you are? Now that you’ve put some thought into your personal identity, I’m going to help you flesh out that vision into an [...]
by Kristen King on August 28, 2008
(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — I received an interesting promo message about a new Facebook-based app to create a collaborative travel book. I have bolded the particularly interesting or amusing sections in the message below. Take a look.
I wanted to share some exciting news pertaining to the travel writing industry that I hope may be of interest to [...]
by Kristen King on August 27, 2008
(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — I hope you’ll be able to make it if you’re in the DC area!
American Independent Writers
Saturday Seminar—September 6, 2008
Registration from 8:30 a.m., Program from 9:00 a.m.—3:45 p.m.
Research Building, Room No. 163
George Mason University (Web site at www.gmu.edu)
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Metro: Vienna, Orange line and then a CUE bus or GMU Shuttle bus
WRITERS—PUSH [...]
by Kristen King on August 26, 2008
(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — My friend Nancy is associate editor at FPO Magazine, and she notified me of a fun opportunity that I am passing along to you, with permission of course.
We’re working on FPO Issue #4, MAGZ: Magazines from A to Z, an issue-length “grazing section.” Below is a working list of categories we plan to [...]