Comments on: Why you should write: common myths debunked http://www.protocolostomy.com/2007/07/19/why-you-should-write/ Made with only the finest 1's and 0's Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:02:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Garrido » Items of Interest http://www.protocolostomy.com/2007/07/19/why-you-should-write/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Eric Garrido » Items of Interest Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:01:30 +0000 http://bkj.protocolostomy.com/?p=226#comment-133 [...] Why you should write: common myths debunked [...] [...] Why you should write: common myths debunked [...]

]]> By: m0j0 http://www.protocolostomy.com/2007/07/19/why-you-should-write/comment-page-1/#comment-132 m0j0 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:14:17 +0000 http://bkj.protocolostomy.com/?p=226#comment-132 Thanks, Dave - I'm glad things worked out, and that I was able to help. Since this blog posting, I've also received a couple of article proposals from first-time writers, and things are looking good in both cases. I'm sure they will have contracts by the end of next week! Thanks, Dave – I’m glad things worked out, and that I was able to help. Since this blog posting, I’ve also received a couple of article proposals from first-time writers, and things are looking good in both cases. I’m sure they will have contracts by the end of next week!

]]> By: David A. Harding http://www.protocolostomy.com/2007/07/19/why-you-should-write/comment-page-1/#comment-131 David A. Harding Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:13:40 +0000 http://bkj.protocolostomy.com/?p=226#comment-131 Regarding ``I can't write:'' I found my first experience with a professional editor, Lee Schlesinger of Linux.com, extremely worthwhile. Not only was he kind in dealing with a first-timer, but his suggestions on improving my writing, sometimes said and sometimes gleaned from a wdiff of my submission and his corrections, were invaluable: my next submission came back with many fewer changes and I feel my writing has improved. In short, I was paid to improve my writing. Is there a better deal than that? Brian: my greatest fear, in writing and in many other things, is fear of the unknown. In your LUG/IP presentation, and in this post, I think you do a good job of showing outsiders what technology article writing entails. I deeply appreciate that, and I thank you once again. -Dave Regarding “I can’t write:” I found my first experience with a professional editor, Lee Schlesinger of Linux.com, extremely worthwhile. Not only was he kind in dealing with a first-timer, but his suggestions on improving my writing, sometimes said and sometimes gleaned from a wdiff of my submission and his corrections, were invaluable: my next submission came back with many fewer changes and I feel my writing has improved.

In short, I was paid to improve my writing. Is there a better deal than that?

Brian: my greatest fear, in writing and in many other things, is fear of the unknown. In your LUG/IP presentation, and in this post, I think you do a good job of showing outsiders what technology article writing entails. I deeply appreciate that, and I thank you once again.

-Dave

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