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March 19, 2006

Not India, but Italy

Good news, everyone! As you may or may not know, in between voiceovers, observing India, and blogging, I've also maintained a pretty full freelance writing/editing schedule. The results of those long days and nights last fall have been two guidebooks...

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May 15, 2005

What's Up, BnA?

Lots of web troubles going on as of late. Looks like BootsnAll, the site through which I have my blog, decided to do some upgrades. And, as a result, my blog no longer has formatting. Talked to a guy...

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May 04, 2005

Why I Love Shoes

I just stumbled across this poem of sorts that I wrote last year for some shoe-loving jingle contest. Not quite sure why I didn't win. I still think this is kinda cute:...

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September 14, 2004

TCB: Taking Care of Business

Bombay didn't see much of me today, as I needed to get down to business of updating my web site, getting my email and computer streamlined, etc. I finally sat down and learned Net Objects Fusion so I could update...

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June 28, 2004

Death to Spammers

Over the weekend, some annoying spammer/spamming script infiltrated my blog, leaving some less-than-savory comments. Sorry if anyone saw these and were offended. I'm so annoyed. I feel so violated. If there's going to be any g-d cursing on my blog...

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June 22, 2004

A Query A Day

...keeps the creditors away! No seriously...I don't know how anyone does it. I have just spent the better part of mid-day working on a pitch -- well, two -- tailored for one specific magazine. I'll sit on that one for...

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June 17, 2004

Market Lead: Bus Tales

I've seen this lead pop up a few times over the past week, and I have to say it's a tempting offer. Not for the money, but just because of the subject. Gosh, I wonder if they'll accept a random...

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Best Freelance Writing Links

On some days, like today, I waste half my time browsing for market leads, interesting writing opportunities, and advice. Some sites are a big waste of time, while others always have me coming back for more. My list of bookmarks...

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June 16, 2004

On Spec or Not on Spec…?

I've got one of those nasty summer colds right now, so my head isn't quite right today. So it seemed like a good day to browse the net – also the BootsNall Boards – to see what was going on....

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June 10, 2004

What Travel Writing Should Be

I have been absolutely riveted by Richard Bangs story on his Tour of Libya for Slate.com. As much as I may like to fancy myself a travel writer, I've certainly got a lot to learn from Bangs and others who...

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