They're so specific, though. The work product is so in every line. Its not easy to describe a piece of software and miss the point and get across good writing,
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§ ita § - Jun 06, 2011 6:27:38 pm PDT #79 of 1422
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dana - Jun 06, 2011 6:33:23 pm PDT #80 of 1422
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Can you use us, or is that too far in the mists of time?
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2011 6:15:38 am PDT #81 of 1422
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would have to sit down and actually write this site up, but that could be a good exercise.
Strix - Jun 10, 2011 8:55:36 am PDT #82 of 1422
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, thank God, the Monday deadline is for ONE section of this current big project.
Oh, email, you are my friend today!!
Calli - Jun 10, 2011 10:16:36 am PDT #83 of 1422
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
As a tech writer, I had trouble for my first two jobs because the stuff I'd worked on was confidential. Couldn't take any samples with me.
I had a similar situation when I applied for this job. I ended up sending an article I'd written for a freelance job 10 years earlier. I think the hiring manager had to check a box marked "writing sample sent in," and that got it done.
Jesse - Jun 17, 2011 6:21:04 am PDT #84 of 1422
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
FYI, here are some suggested guidelines for editorial freelancers: [link]
Strix - Jun 17, 2011 6:26:45 am PDT #85 of 1422
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Great link, Jesse. Thanks!
I've been using Writer's Market 2010; it's nice to have a comparison.
Strix - Jun 20, 2011 6:38:20 am PDT #86 of 1422
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
GRRRRRRRR.....I lost a day's worth of writing when I lost power Thursday night, and didn't know it until a few minutes ago.
It's gone...no autorecover or anything.
FABULOUS. I so have time to rewrite a day's worth of work!
Ginger - Jun 20, 2011 7:47:26 am PDT #87 of 1422
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Have you tried searching for words you know are in the article, Erin? Sometimes things lurk as temporary files.
beekaytee - Jun 20, 2011 7:51:58 am PDT #88 of 1422
Compassionately intolerant
Ginger is wise. I have definitely benefited from this strategy in the past. More times than I like to admit.
Sometimes the formatting is wonky, but having the words back was a great comfort.