money
November 24, 2009
- So, writing this thriller is more of a chore than I suspected (though, at the moment, being ill does not help). Striving for 1,000 words per day in addition to all the other things I do is more the chore than the book itself. In fact, the first chapter unfolds beautifully - there's even a dog, Louie.But, it's obvious I can't write what doesn't interest me, and part of that interest is not always ...
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November 19, 2009
- This morning I took a test on the CareerBuilder.com website (there was a link from the MSN homepage, I wasn't thinking of switching jobs or anything). The quiz was on who makes more money. I apparently have no idea of who makes what as I got a score of 50%. I even thought a prison guard earned more than a teacher, but no, the teacher earns about $20K more. Who knew?After I took this this, I typed ...
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October 30, 2009
- I've been getting my poetry published for 16 years now. After publishing more than one hundred poems in literary journals I have received: contributor copies, a check for 7$, a check for 88$, prize money of 100$, 50$, and 25$. When I think of the cost of sending my work out (ink, paper, postage, the yearly edition of Poet's Market, pens, etc.), I sometimes wonder why I continue to bother. I know, ...
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October 12, 2009
- So I got a question at a book event on Friday that startled me. The crowd had been asking me about the publishing process, and I got to relate the exciting story of selling REAL LIFE & LIARS at auction (rather, my agent doing so, which is only one way she definitely earns that commission).Then someone asked something like, "So, how much are we talking about?" Money, that is.Not even ...
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October 4, 2009
- Like everybody else, I recently got a couple of emails from Red Room requesting money. I don't have a problem with that. I know that venture capital is harder to come by these days and websites have got to pay their staff somehow. So I will probably give them something, as a token of my appreciation for their hosting this lively and articulate community.But one of the two emails I received, ...
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September 4, 2009
- June 7, 2009 Let’s Talk About It My best friend Batman, and me were sitting on the back porch throwing down the buds, and talking. I told him what I thought was going on, about me daughter being on drugs. I told him, cankers have cretin things that they all do, one is talking so fast you can't understand what they are saying because they run their words together. They make dates with ...
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September 2, 2009
- For many parents, September means one thing: it's back to school time! And that single realization can bristle, stress out and frustrate even the most organized parents. Some even sink into a temporary depression--the "Back to School Blues". But there's help for you. Really. It's all in how you look at this time of year--or this time in your child's life. The one thing I can promise ...
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September 1, 2009
- August 23, 2009Why the Obsession with Celebrity Status?Written by Alberta ParishI think the obsession with celebrity status is partly due to the fact that our culture has greatly romanticized celebrities. Most people want to be like them, have the things they have, obtain the respect they obtain, and have the fat bank accounts they have. However, many people fail to also realize there’s a dark ...
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September 1, 2009
- Long before the economic recession, a commercial sex worker had told me, “Sister, we get food and shelter here, but isn't money important too?" She had been ‘saved’ and was in a remote village but she had got accustomed to the power of money. The concept of prostitution – an extreme form of selling – thrives on lust and boredom. However, the subscript is based on acute economic ...
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August 19, 2009
- THE REAL TABOO Today I talked to a book group. I talked about the complexity of human character, the mutability of emotion. One formidable woman in her eighties asked if I had ever fallen in love. What is love? I mused. She announced that she indeed knew what was to fall in love. Did you stay in love? I asked. Yes, she said firmly. I stayed in love for sixty years. For her, ...
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