Getting published

Before I worked for my current employer, I did some (very little) freelance writing, which is more difficult than comments of “if you don’t like it, write your own book” would make it seem.

But, for those of you who would like to take the challenge, one site was incredibly helpful to me, and I intend to rely on it again if I return to freelancing: Writing-World.com.

While it’s geared toward informational and fiction writing more than persuasive and op-ed pieces, a lot of the info on the site is very valuable, such as how to write a cover letter, tips for collecting clips, writing proposals, and tools and research sites that writers can find pretty helpful.

And no, this isn’t a paid post. I just figured that maybe it’d take some wind out of the haters’ sails if they couldn’t haul out the “write your own book” chestnut.

Online life vs. the “real world”

I find it very interesting that some people believe that BlackAmazon and BrownFemiPower have “given up and left” simply because they’ve closed their blogs, as if their blogs were the whole extent of their activism.

Some people actually do activist work in the “real world” rather than just writing about it online. Some people do activist work online that is unrelated to blogging.

If you’re one of those who think that blogging was the extent of BA’s or BFP’s activism, then you haven’t paid any attention to their writing; so why are you whining that they’re gone now, if you didn’t bother learning from them while they were here?

Listening means having your life changed

Sudy shares wisdom straight out of theater. Go read it.