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Subject:Re: What would you like to read? From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:42:21 -0700
"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info> wrote in message news:214476 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
> "Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> wrote in message
>news:E1A2wBU-0008O2-5z -at- czar -dot- hostingserver -dot- net -dot- -dot- -dot-
> > While I can't think if anything nearly as ROTFL as what's already been
> > posted, seems to be that the responses so far, and any future similar
> > responses, would make for a good humor article of their own. I hope
someone
> > besides me is going to save these.
> >
> My question was a serious one, and remains so.
>
>From my experience in publishing, you either come up with your own ideas and
pitch them to the editor, or the editor throws you a topic to write about.
But if we have things we'd like to see covered, why wouldn't we research and
write the articles ourselves (besides the obvious reason of more often being
overworked and underpaid in our current jobs--for those who have curent
jobs)? I know how I'd feel seeing someone else's byline on my idea.
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