http://queries.today.com Writing Query Letters for the Non-Fiction Magazine Industry Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:14:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh I am sure she's not really dead or anything, but she did stop blogging (with an actual ending statement which is nice) She was giving great advice and making fun of the most ridiculous queries. If I remember correctly, she was an editor for a magazine ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/11/the-late-miss-snark/ Maybe it's a morbid fascination, but I'm definitely not the only one fascinated to read editors making fun of things they've rejected. Sometimes I read it and think “Hmmm, I think it sounds allright” and then I have to pay very close attention to the reasons it's ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/10/literary-rejections-on-display/ I think Fran is absolutely divine. I love that she's a writer and a painter. I love to paint. Also, I wanted to actually name one of my daughters Francis, I always thought it was a beautiful name, but I wasn't really allowed to; Frances ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/09/fran-caldwells-notebook/ On Blogspot, there's a blog called Mike's Writing Workshop. I love it when men have their profile picture in a suit. Especially when the job they're doing is one that can be done in the buff. I wonder how often he really wears that. ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/08/mikes-writing-workshop/ I've been subscribing to Writer's Weekly for 7 years now. Angela is an awesome lady, and she compiles a fantastic resource for writers every single week. Her website has kept up with technology and she's great about bringing in a personal touch. Over the ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/07/writers-weekly/ Elana Johnson has a blog called Mindless Musings.  I think there's another one, Melinda Zook if I'm not mistaken, with the same name.  Anyways she's writing a series on Query letters, I just read part three and it's very thorough.  She's specializing in fiction and fantasy, and she ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/06/mindless-musings/ I assume Poynter is someone's name, but you should check out the poynter.org website because the guy who writes for it gives great advice. I just read one where a long-time newspaper writer was looking to break into freelancing. The columnist suggested that they look into ... http://queries.today.com/2009/02/05/poynter-online/ I called it a time bomb yesterday because the way the cord is rigged up, if one of them is disconnected, or gets bumped or jarred, it can short-circuit the entire disk. With any luck, the disk won't be damaged, but there's no guarantee. SO when ... http://queries.today.com/2008/12/26/oops-am-i-jinxed/ After all that whining and complaining yesterday about the stupid Acer, I just have to say that my Dell was awesome. I can't talk about it too much or I get really sad and angry about the data that I no longer have access to because of ... http://queries.today.com/2008/12/25/stupid-acer-part-2/ So Christmas is coming, what writer-ly gifts are you hoping to find under the tree? I wish I could get a new laptop, one that's actually portable. This one is an Acer. NEVER EVER buy an acer. It's a piece of shit. The ... http://queries.today.com/2008/12/24/stupid-acer/