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Post by Coolkat on Apr 20, 2018 9:45:09 GMT -8
And if you didn't/don't like writing, it would never work. This is probably true. If you dislike what you're "required" to do every day it fast becomes drudgery.
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Post by sarbar on Apr 25, 2018 5:51:32 GMT -8
I finally figured out that I made a profit of $5.00. Hey, you made a profit. The IRS likes that ;-)
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Apr 25, 2018 7:04:31 GMT -8
"Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing" - Ben Franklin
I tend to do the latter and let others write about it. They have more time, they're better at it, and have more connections. Sometimes I'll contribute to the articles. Accounts of my hikes/climbs have been featured in several regional publications, an AP article, a blurb in Outside magazine, and some obscure Turkish hiking magazine. That last one makes us all laugh.
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Post by rebeccad on Apr 25, 2018 9:20:14 GMT -8
and some obscure Turkish hiking magazine. That last one makes us all laugh. The internet leads to some weird connections. My son recently gave permission for one of his stories to be translated to Swedish.
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 6, 2019 18:11:47 GMT -8
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Post by trinity on Dec 8, 2019 15:40:15 GMT -8
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Post by bobcat on Dec 26, 2019 16:33:48 GMT -8
I’m not trying to publish my writing but it might happen anyway. I have just started back to a new college program with the goal of completing a certificate in Environmental Studies. Sooner or later, I am sure I’ll be writing academic papers for publication.
I did publish academic/technical papers 30 years ago when I was in grad school, but this Environmental Studies is a new gig for me in retirement. Working at a university, I get one class/semester free as part of my benefits.
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Post by Westy on Jan 13, 2020 16:06:55 GMT -8
Letter to the Editor appeared in the May 31, 1965 issue of Newsweek.
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Post by TrailElder on Jan 1, 2021 20:24:02 GMT -8
I'm new to the forum, catching up on passions, which include reading and writing. So impressed by this group's adventurous productivity! I am not in your league, but can share my only published book for rebeccad 's giggles. I'm a trained journalist, but after grad school at USC I became a professional fundraiser for libraries and higher ed. In the early 90s, ALA Books contracted a co-author and me to write a book on fundraising for librarians. "Becoming a Fundraiser: The Principles and Practice of Library Development" won the GK Hall Award for outstanding library literature and went to a second edition. I couldn't believe it. But my co-author, who is a librarian, said, "Steve, every library leader or want-to-be-leader will have this book hidden in their desk drawer." Sure enough! (And the fact that most ALA Books having to do with libraries are on automatic approval plans, I imagine, didn't hurt the sales!) I do think we helped some people by taking the issues straight on. I'm not recommending it as a read -- it was a long time ago! -- but I thought the Ninja Librarian would get a kick out of it....
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 1, 2021 22:34:08 GMT -8
TrailElder, I’m just so glad that I never dealt with that part of the library—I was in fact a lowly library aide, which meant I got to do the fun stuff with no major responsibilities—which allowed me to spend part of my time writing my NInja Librarian books (come to think of it, the *real* Ninja Librarian could probably use some good fundraising help. The Skunk Corners library is definitely underfunded). it occurs to me that probably my bosses read your book....
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Post by TrailElder on Jan 2, 2021 6:05:23 GMT -8
I’m just so glad that I never dealt with that part of the library Right??? :-)
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 2, 2021 9:24:35 GMT -8
Seriously. I never wanted to do anything but surround myself with books and talk to people who like books. I had one boss who seriously could not understand that, and was therefore made very paranoid by the fact that I had a PhD (pointlessly: my degree in medieval lit was no threat to her position, which required a library science degree). She did a lot of sniping, a total waste of energy, given my dislike of dealing with all the bureaucratic bits (which, I will note, most of my bosses hated, too. Who goes to library school to learn to draw up schedules and budgets?).
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Post by starwalker on Jan 2, 2021 18:26:53 GMT -8
I retired as a school librarian this year not because of covid, but because it was time. We, my wife was a teacher's assistant, turned in our retirement papers January 2. What do I miss about the library? The kids who really liked books and wanted to read the new ones, reading the new books for myself, especially the picture books for the little ones and the science books for the high schoolers, and cataloging, I really enjoyed figuring out the correct Dewey number to shelve the book with. I also miss the read-aloud sessions with elementary and middle school students, (not pre-schoolers who got on my nerves.)
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 3, 2021 9:34:08 GMT -8
starwalker , you got to do most of the fun stuff, and less administration than in the public libraries, I think! One of the things I really enjoyed was my occasional opportunities to substitute at story time. I was good with the preschoolers—we had a long-established program alternating stories and active songs (think “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”) that seemed to work well. But the best—and most terrifying—was one day when I had to do a class of 5th or 6th graders with almost no notice. I ended up grabbing a book of short stories off the shelf almost at random and it turned out great! Now I think about it, that might have been before I published and started reading my own books to classes
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Post by starwalker on Jan 3, 2021 17:59:24 GMT -8
I have an ex-student who has her PhD in English literature and is taking a sabbatical to write "The Great American Novel." She has taught in various universities across the states as she followed her husband who was in the military. She tells me that I am the reason she enjoys books so much. By the way, it is interesting that although she trained in English literature, she is a member of the Muscogee tribe.
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