Comments for Hey, Kids! Become an Author at Home in Your Spare Time and Earn Big Bucks! http://blog.hedtke.com A blog for writers and authors Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on What to do when you’re running out of money (tips #1 & #2) by Macy Eide http://blog.hedtke.com/2010/11/09/what-to-do-when-youre-running-out-of-money-tips-1-2/#comment-13840 Macy Eide Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:39:59 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=597#comment-13840 I like your writing style genuinely loving this web site. "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." by Richard Feynman. I like your writing style genuinely loving this web site. “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” by Richard Feynman.

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]]> Comment on Final thoughts on submitting a book proposal by Burton Gillock http://blog.hedtke.com/2010/09/09/final-thoughts-on-submitting-a-book-proposal/#comment-13453 Burton Gillock Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:33:12 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=300#comment-13453 I was looking through some of your blog posts on this site and I conceive this site is very instructive! Keep posting . I was looking through some of your blog posts on this site and I conceive this site is very instructive! Keep posting .

]]> Comment on Another tale of publishing cluelessness by Denise Kawaii http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/10/07/another-tale-of-publishing-cluelessness/#comment-9895 Denise Kawaii Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:22:52 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1212#comment-9895 People are nothing short of amazing. People are nothing short of amazing.

]]> Comment on Buffalo wolves by John Hedtke http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/02/14/buffalo-wolves/#comment-9752 John Hedtke Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:18:24 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=54#comment-9752 This is wonderful news, Tim! Thank you very much!! This is wonderful news, Tim! Thank you very much!!

]]> Comment on Buffalo wolves by Tim http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/02/14/buffalo-wolves/#comment-9601 Tim Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:10:48 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=54#comment-9601 They are not gone, the majority of them were moved to Montana and have been there since the 80's. They were brought to Washington from Kane, PA, where I am from. Dr. Cleery rescued the last ones that were in the wild and saved them from extinction. They now have a very high population. They didn't need large packs to bring down a buffalo, they were large enough and strong enough to bring down one with only 4-5 wolves. They are not gone, the majority of them were moved to Montana and have been there since the 80′s. They were brought to Washington from Kane, PA, where I am from. Dr. Cleery rescued the last ones that were in the wild and saved them from extinction. They now have a very high population. They didn’t need large packs to bring down a buffalo, they were large enough and strong enough to bring down one with only 4-5 wolves.

]]> Comment on Another tale of publishing cluelessness by Samm http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/10/07/another-tale-of-publishing-cluelessness/#comment-9389 Samm Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:42:12 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1212#comment-9389 Good story! I'd love to hear more. Good story! I’d love to hear more.

]]> Comment on A tale of publishing cluelessness by Samm http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/09/30/a-tale-of-publishing-cluelessness/#comment-8894 Samm Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:36:58 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1207#comment-8894 My favorite doctor in the world charges the highest, most absurd fees for his services. Of course he operates without a license, has treated many rare diseases and operates on the most hopeless of patients around the world... and is, coincidentally, fictional. But to him, no operation or patient is too valuable- unless they can pay him for the rest of their lives, or hand over their entire family fortune. If his interest isn't peaked, he won't operate..In fact, he'll turn down all the clients he can before hearing them out - because he has too many requests! I think if the talent or skill is truly valuable, truly unique, one-of-a-kind, very few people will be able to afford it. The writer in this case, SHOULD be a jerk to the person requesting their services(if they are in demand). In this case-with the technical writing request- that guy bit off more than he could chew with his deadline. Too bad. My favorite doctor in the world charges the highest, most absurd fees for his services. Of course he operates without a license, has treated many rare diseases and operates on the most hopeless of patients around the world… and is, coincidentally, fictional. But to him, no operation or patient is too valuable- unless they can pay him for the rest of their lives, or hand over their entire family fortune. If his interest isn’t peaked, he won’t operate..In fact, he’ll turn down all the clients he can before hearing them out – because he has too many requests!

I think if the talent or skill is truly valuable, truly unique, one-of-a-kind, very few people will be able to afford it. The writer in this case, SHOULD be a jerk to the person requesting their services(if they are in demand).

In this case-with the technical writing request- that guy bit off more than he could chew with his deadline. Too bad.

]]> Comment on Publishing a 3rd-Party Book: Being an employee by John Hedtke http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/09/27/publishing-a-3rd-party-book-being-an-employee/#comment-8769 John Hedtke Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:47:43 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1194#comment-8769 VERY definitely! I've given several authors their starts in writing, I've had a chance to work with people I love, and I've been able to write some books that I wouldn't have been able to write by myself. VERY definitely! I’ve given several authors their starts in writing, I’ve had a chance to work with people I love, and I’ve been able to write some books that I wouldn’t have been able to write by myself.

]]> Comment on Publishing a 3rd-Party Book: Being an employee by Samm http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/09/27/publishing-a-3rd-party-book-being-an-employee/#comment-8703 Samm Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:56:28 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1194#comment-8703 John, In your experience, has it been worthwhile to co-author a book? John,

In your experience, has it been worthwhile to co-author a book?

]]> Comment on Serial commas? Definitely! by Arlene Knickerbocker http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/09/20/serial-commas-definitely/#comment-8432 Arlene Knickerbocker Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:44:57 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1117#comment-8432 Great velcro examples that will stick in many minds. Great velcro examples that will stick in many minds.

]]> Comment on More thoughts on readability by John Hedtke http://blog.hedtke.com/2011/09/23/more-on-readability/#comment-8379 John Hedtke Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:43:48 +0000 http://blog.hedtke.com/?p=1181#comment-8379 Definitely, Stephen. Some things can't be made substantially simpler as far as word choices. If you're talking about, say, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and pulmonary embolisms, your basic Gunning-Fog index, figured just by syllables and the length of the sentences you'd probably wrap around these, would be horrible. But you cannot use simpler phrases without losing the specificity and (for the readers of such material) the value of these phrases as summary concepts. "As simple as possible but no simpler" is an excellent rule for dealing with your text. Definitely, Stephen. Some things can’t be made substantially simpler as far as word choices. If you’re talking about, say, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and pulmonary embolisms, your basic Gunning-Fog index, figured just by syllables and the length of the sentences you’d probably wrap around these, would be horrible. But you cannot use simpler phrases without losing the specificity and (for the readers of such material) the value of these phrases as summary concepts.

“As simple as possible but no simpler” is an excellent rule for dealing with your text.

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