nameless - 30 July 2007 07:36 AM

N E O - 30 July 2007 07:34 AM

nameless - 30 July 2007 07:33 AM

...the story line doesn’t involve pixies, squirrels, mushrooms or pie. ... Okay, it will involve a little bit of squirrels.

Then why bother?

Because I’ve always wanted to write a book that is just full of random quotes.

Oh crape, My head is starting to work… I WOULD NEVER SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT! Whats going on, whats that strange feeling inside my scull… *panics*

So nameless how much are you going to have to pay an editor, because spelling is a pretty important thing in book writing?

Kathleen - 30 July 2007 07:42 AM

MadCarlotta - 30 July 2007 07:37 AM

I may have another job interview this week

It’s a part time position though, with the potential to turn into full time, but I really like the studio. Plus it’s in a lovely town in a lovely old house. Just the sort of thing my soul needs to drink in right now I think.

Oooh, that is exciting! When will you know if you’re going to get an interview?

When I was on work experience, They needed to make a website, and the only program they had which would allow them to make one, was Dreamweaver and they didn’t know how to use it, so I figured it out and then tolled them, the they gave me £50 for some helping and I wasted it of rubbish in Camden market

Kathleen - 30 July 2007 07:42 AM

MadCarlotta - 30 July 2007 07:37 AM

I may have another job interview this week

It’s a part time position though, with the potential to turn into full time, but I really like the studio. Plus it’s in a lovely town in a lovely old house. Just the sort of thing my soul needs to drink in right now I think.

Oooh, that is exciting! When will you know if you’re going to get an interview?

Well, it was one of the places that I cold-called a few weeks back. Just made a list of every design studio/ad agency in the area and sent them all my CV. This particular studio got a bit more special treatment though because I liked the work and “feel” of the place. I spent hours on google trying to find out who ran the place so I could get a real email instead of “info@“

The woman emailed me late afternoon Friday saying she was looking for a part time designer that could potentially turn into a full time position and to let her know if I was interested and we’d set up a meeting. After sweating over the proper protocol (email? phonecall? WHY IS IT SO HARD TO CHOOSE?!), I emailed her back with my availability, so I’m waiting to hear back from her now.

I was going to follow up with a phonecall after the email, but then I read a couple articles that said if the prospective employer uses email to contact you, follow suit with the same and let them take the lead in regards to “switching communication formats”

N E O - 30 July 2007 07:44 AM

So nameless how much are you going to have to pay an editor, because spelling is a pretty important thing in book writing?

Ah my comrade, I’ve thought ahead and decided that it was time for me to start using a magical program called “spell cheack“

You’ve really done your homework, I’m impressed

Not you, nameless, I was talking about MC

Ah, this forum also has the magical program.

MadCarlotta - 30 July 2007 07:47 AM

Kathleen - 30 July 2007 07:42 AM

MadCarlotta - 30 July 2007 07:37 AM

I may have another job interview this week

It’s a part time position though, with the potential to turn into full time, but I really like the studio. Plus it’s in a lovely town in a lovely old house. Just the sort of thing my soul needs to drink in right now I think.

Oooh, that is exciting! When will you know if you’re going to get an interview?

Well, it was one of the places that I cold-called a few weeks back. Just made a list of every design studio/ad agency in the area and sent them all my CV. This particular studio got a bit more special treatment though because I liked the work and “feel” of the place. I spent hours on google trying to find out who ran the place so I could get a real email instead of “info@“

The woman emailed me late afternoon Friday saying she was looking for a part time designer that could potentially turn into a full time position and to let her know if I was interested and we’d set up a meeting. After sweating over the proper protocol (email? phonecall? WHY IS IT SO HARD TO CHOOSE?!), I emailed her back with my availability, so I’m waiting to hear back from her now.

I was going to follow up with a phonecall after the email, but then I read a couple articles that said if the prospective employer uses email to contact you, follow suit with the same and let them take the lead in regards to “switching communication formats”

There are, sadly, no rules—wouldn’t it be great to know exactly how these things are supposed to be done?—but that does sound like a decent guideline.

Nameless
Ah my comrade, I’ve thought ahead and decided that it was time for me to start using a magical program called ”spell cheack”

You will still need an editor, Nameless. I mean, everybody does, but with all due respect, you definitely need one. But truly, everybody needs one because everybody is his own worst editor.

Spell check is quite useful but definitely far from perfect; meanwhile, grammar checkers are AWFUL. They are wrong at least 50-60 percent of the time, so they are worse than useless.

N E O - 30 July 2007 07:53 AM

Ah, this forum also has the magical program.

Ah yes, but at this forum the button doesn’t always work and I tend to not look at what I’ve written

Dang it, I quoted myself again, somehow or other. Sheesh. Carlotta or somebody, would you mind deleting it?

Nameless
Ah my comrade, I’ve thought ahead and decided that it was time for me to start using a magical program called ”spell cheack”

You will still need an editor, Nameless. I mean, everybody does, but with all due respect, you definitely need one. But truly, everybody needs one because everybody is his own worst editor.

Spell check is quite useful but definitely far from perfect; meanwhile, grammar checkers are AWFUL. They are wrong at least 50-60 percent of the time, so they are worse than useless.

Or her worst editor