You know, I don't even know where to begin with magazines. I really should look into that.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Allyson - Jun 28, 2009 5:39:07 pm PDT #1795 of 6690
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Connie Neil - Jun 28, 2009 5:58:23 pm PDT #1796 of 6690
brillig
There might be industry journals that would like lighter stuff, or maybe more general interest scientific magazines (Scientific America et al) that would like them. You've got the published credit and employment history to prove you're not just a random writer.
Ginger - Jun 28, 2009 6:20:05 pm PDT #1797 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'd think your stuff would be great for The Last Page in Smithsonian Magazine.
Barb - Jun 28, 2009 6:26:58 pm PDT #1798 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
It could be that with trying to target the children's market with Sam, you might want to write the essays, or at least some variation on them, for kids' magazines like American Girl or Girl's Life-- the reason I suggest girl's magazines is because there always seems to be a desire for articles that paint math and the sciences in a positive way for young girls and coming from a woman, they hold a certain weight.
It's something to consider at any rate.
Allyson - Jun 28, 2009 6:47:28 pm PDT #1799 of 6690
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Awww, Ginger you just made my whole weekend.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 5:30:54 am PDT #1800 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Chapters 25 and 26 are done. More like it was one big chapter that got split. Chapter 26 was a tough one and was kicking my ass for awhile. That chapter may well be one that grows in revision. So much happens for the number of words expended that it feels a bit thin.
That's around 149,000 words. I need to think up a good blog post for today. I've got a big one, but it needs a bit of refinement before I post it.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 5:31:20 am PDT #1801 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'd love to help on the magazine front, but I don't have the first clue.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 6:06:43 am PDT #1802 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
After considering the mountain of revision notes, I think my new goal is finished by Christmas. OTOH, I think I'll have the rough draft done by the middle of July instead of the end. That would be a little under 4 months for the draft and a little over 5 months for the revision. I'm not all that optimistic on the revision schedule though.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 11:54:08 am PDT #1803 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Last night I wrote the start of Chapter 27. I had this bit of dialogue that I though was pretty good. Today I remembered that the two characters involved don't speak a common language. Dammit.
Atropa - Jun 30, 2009 12:00:09 pm PDT #1804 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
(catching up!)
Well, you're a stronger person than I am, Gud. Because I would be all, "Write your own book and stay the hell out of mine." So, um.
Heh. Pete had not read ANY of my book until, erm, the plane ride down to SF on Friday. Because while he would make a fantastic editor (especially a copy editor), I knew that having him offer me feedback while I was writing would be a quick trip to RantyTown for both of us.