Comments on: Sucky Writing Skills (in Business World) = Good Writing Opportunities (for Us!) http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us Income-boosting resources for commercial writers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peter Bowerman http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-5004 Peter Bowerman Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:04:40 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-5004 Hi Ernestina, Glad you like it! Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and both the web development guy and his designer have links there... Good luck! PB P.S. Neither your email address (Maholmes5522@gmail.com) in your post nor your web address (http://www.green53-eyes.com) worked. I tried to send this message to your EM but it came back undeliverable, and your URL got an error message... Hi Ernestina,

Glad you like it! Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and both the web development guy and his designer have links there… Good luck!

PB

P.S. Neither your email address (Maholmes5522@gmail.com) in your post nor your web address (http://www.green53-eyes.com) worked. I tried to send this message to your EM but it came back undeliverable, and your URL got an error message…

]]> By: Ernestina Ackies http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-5003 Ernestina Ackies Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:01:09 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-5003 Hey. Just simply want to place a brief statement and inquire exactly where you got your web graphics I might be starting on own website and honestly appreciate your model. Hey. Just simply want to place a brief statement and inquire exactly where you got your web graphics I might be starting on own website and honestly appreciate your model.

]]> By: Tom Welsh http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-313 Tom Welsh Fri, 23 May 2008 20:23:28 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-313 Star, Is that the pub that Molly Ivins used to write for? If so, I loved it and you are right....and I don't live in Texas or know anyone who does, either. But consistently stellar writing wins the day! Tom Star,

Is that the pub that Molly Ivins used to write for? If so, I loved it and you are right….and I don’t live in Texas or know anyone who does, either. But consistently stellar writing wins the day!

Tom

]]> By: Star http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-310 Star Fri, 23 May 2008 15:26:04 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-310 It's a "good enough" world, hadn't you heard? The American educational system is so bad, kids can't write, nobody reads (even bosses), the phrase "you get what you pay for" has less meaning than 20 years ago, since people can't judge what they are getting. Having a bad brain day, don't mind me. Let me add something else. I sometimes use a story in my pitch letters about how my sister started getting Texas Monthly for some reason. We don’t live in Texas or know anyone there. She gave it to me, the magazine maven. I got hooked. The writing was so good I read every issue. That is what good writing can do–make the reader read. And keep the reader from setting it aside. Think the vast majority appreciate it? It’s a “good enough” world, hadn’t you heard? The American educational system is so bad, kids can’t write, nobody reads (even bosses), the phrase “you get what you pay for” has less meaning than 20 years ago, since people can’t judge what they are getting. Having a bad brain day, don’t mind me.

Let me add something else. I sometimes use a story in my pitch letters about how my sister started getting Texas Monthly for some reason. We don’t live in Texas or know anyone there. She gave it to me, the magazine maven. I got hooked. The writing was so good I read every issue. That is what good writing can do–make the reader read. And keep the reader from setting it aside. Think the vast majority appreciate it?

]]> By: Tom Welsh http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-309 Tom Welsh Thu, 22 May 2008 21:09:10 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-309 Deb @20: I catch errors all the time in copy from WRITING courses as well! I often offer to proof their stuff gratis, and have yet to receive a response. (Yesterday I referred an AWAI editor to this blog.) I see numerous websites offering/hiring contract proofreaders at "rock-bottom" prices, so the inevitable conclusion is that they just don't care! Horrors! Deb @20: I catch errors all the time in copy from WRITING courses as well! I often offer to proof their stuff gratis, and have yet to receive a response. (Yesterday I referred an AWAI editor to this blog.) I see numerous websites offering/hiring contract proofreaders at “rock-bottom” prices, so the inevitable conclusion is that they just don’t care! Horrors!

]]> By: Michael Scully http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-308 Michael Scully Thu, 22 May 2008 18:56:20 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-308 Deb @20 -- I was just about to say what Peter said @21. Those apparent "mistakes" are just too weird. (The accent marks make them look like Gaelic words! -- Of course, when I first typed that, I typed "Garlic words." Yikes.) Was it an HTML- or RTF-formatted email, or plain text? Deb @20 — I was just about to say what Peter said @21. Those apparent “mistakes” are just too weird. (The accent marks make them look like Gaelic words! — Of course, when I first typed that, I typed “Garlic words.” Yikes.) Was it an HTML- or RTF-formatted email, or plain text?

]]> By: Deb http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-307 Deb Thu, 22 May 2008 15:07:28 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-307 What can you expect from someone that writes for worms? My upcoming debut in a totally unique venue, which I won as a free gift, the end result being my fabulous writing--don't miss this if you can! <> What can you expect from someone that writes for worms? My upcoming debut in
a totally unique venue, which I won as a free gift, the end result being my
fabulous writing–don’t miss this if you can!
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]]> By: Deb http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-306 Deb Thu, 22 May 2008 15:05:16 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-306 Oh, and irregardless of the outcome, this woman will keep on writing. :) Oops sorry Kendy ;0) Oh, and irregardless of the outcome, this woman will keep on writing. :) Oops sorry Kendy ;0)

]]> By: peter http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-305 peter Thu, 22 May 2008 13:33:57 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-305 Thanks, everyone, for all the great (and sometimes hilarious!) comments! I'm sure this could go on forever... ;) And Deb, I'm virtually 100% sure that the you’re/youíre and don't/donít thing is nothing more than something an email program is doing to her text in translation. I've seen it happen to my text as it moves across the 'Net. Not necessarily that exact same thing but sometimes even worse, and it always seems to happen with apostrophes. Very frustrating to say the least, since people think it's an error on your part! I'd let her know, but I'm certain she wrote it correctly to begin with... PB Thanks, everyone, for all the great (and sometimes hilarious!) comments! I’m sure this could go on forever… ;)

And Deb,

I’m virtually 100% sure that the you’re/youíre and don’t/donít thing is nothing more than something an email program is doing to her text in translation. I’ve seen it happen to my text as it moves across the ‘Net. Not necessarily that exact same thing but sometimes even worse, and it always seems to happen with apostrophes. Very frustrating to say the least, since people think it’s an error on your part! I’d let her know, but I’m certain she wrote it correctly to begin with…

PB

]]> By: Deb http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/sucky-writing-skills-in-business-world-good-writing-opportunities-for-us/comment-page-1#comment-304 Deb Thu, 22 May 2008 13:18:31 +0000 http://www.wellfedwriter.com/blog/?p=16#comment-304 This is no lie, I got a "writing" newsletter this morning, advertising her course, and it had you're in it as youíre, not once but twice!! Just found another, donít instead of don't. Is this a new language or am I'm missing something? I'll wait for a reply before I bring it to her attention. I seem to have the ability to spot spelling errors or typos. They just jump off the page for me; anyone need a good proofer? This is no lie, I got a “writing” newsletter this morning, advertising her course, and it had you’re in it as youíre, not once but twice!! Just found another, donít instead of don’t.
Is this a new language or am I’m missing something? I’ll wait for a reply before I bring it to her attention. I seem to have the ability to spot spelling errors or typos. They just jump off the page for me; anyone need a good proofer?

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