jeffvandermeer.com - 1/19/2009
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Last week we discussed the things that writers hate . Now it’s time to discuss the things that editors hate. Please note that we’re all in this together. The word “hate” here is used in the same context as saying “I really hate it when my husband forgets to clean ...
jeffvandermeer.com - 1/18/2009
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jeffvandermeer.com —
This post comes with the caveat that I
think freelancers who live off of writing income hate
some of these more, and that “hate” as used herein is not the white-hot hate of a million suns but closer to the disgusted or frustrated ...
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Top Five Things Writers Hate
scifiwire.com - 1/22/2009
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scifiwire.com —
Lost returns to TV tonight, and if the
season premiere is anything like the ones which preceded
it, it will answer a few questions while at the same time raising many more. For some, tonight's episode will be appointment TV. For others, who've ...
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Why we love Lostand why we hate it!
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January 20, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... on Writing Naked. Eric Rosenfield and Matt Cheney on Speculative Fiction in Conversation Part 2 (Part 1 here). Blaize Clement on Critique Groups, Pros and Cons (Mostly Cons). Just something I find cool: The Origins of Salt, Pepper & Other Popular Spices. GalleyCat has a video on How to Write A Book in Two Weeks (ugh!). Leigh Butler plans to tackle the Wheel of Time. Jeff Vandermeer on Top Five Things Editors Hate. Obama's Reading List, Revised. ...
Links for 20th January 2009
Velcro City Tourist Board —
... blocks of crushed metal are stacked in a tower, heaps of plastic bottles glint in the sunshine and piles of newspapers and rags fill yards. But the merchants all have the same story - they have lost tens of thousands of pounds in a few months, wiping out years of hard work."
Tagged with: economics • environment • recycling • China • industry • recession • globalization •
Top Five Things Editors Hate–And What Do YOU Hate
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War of All Against All: Writers vs Editors vs Publicists vs Reviewers vs Readers vs Evil Monkey
Ecstatic Days —
(Taken from here.)
We’ve discussed
The Top Five Things Writers Hate About (Editors)
The Top Five Things Editors Hate About (Writers)
Now, Evil Monkey has decided it’d be best to just have a cage match of all against all–in a friendly, we’re-all-in-it-together family kinda way.
So:
writers vs editors
editors vs writers
writers vs reviewers
reviewers vs writers
writers vs writers
publicists vs writers
writers vs publicists
reviewers vs publicists ...
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