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Front-Ranger:
I've been attending a "Freelance Business Week" conference this week and, while I haven't learned very much, it's been a great refresher. Also, I've had a couple of good ideas for "Shouts and Murmurs" type articles.
Mostly when I read S&M, I think, oh that's kind of blah, I think I could do better. Guess I'm an armchair S&M author. There are at least two ideas I'd like to develop and maybe send to TNY. In my spare time.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 01, 2019, 07:25:00 pm ---I've been attending a "Freelance Business Week" conference this week and, while I haven't learned very much, it's been a great refresher. Also, I've had a couple of good ideas for "Shouts and Murmurs" type articles.
Mostly when I read S&M, I think, oh that's kind of blah, I think I could do better. Guess I'm an armchair S&M author. There are at least two ideas I'd like to develop and maybe send to TNY. In my spare time.
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If I were you, I'd be careful using "S&M" as an abbreviation for "Shouts and Murmurs." ;D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 01, 2019, 07:25:00 pm ---Mostly when I read S&M, I think, oh that's kind of blah
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I think the same thing. Now and then I see some that are genuinely funny, but many are too over-the-top, more goofy than funny. I have a feeling that the worse ones tend to be by longtime New Yorker writers, either in the S&M space or in general. The possible exception is Jack Handey, who contributes from time to time and seems a little funnier. Do you all remember when SNL had "Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey"? I remember one: "I'm scared of clowns. Maybe because I went to the circus once, and a clown killed my dad."
Jeff Wrangler:
Has anybody read "Value Meal," by Tad Friend (Sept. 30)? It looks to me like it's another one of those articles that's longer by half than it needs to be.
Front-Ranger:
No, I thought the same thing, although I like his writing so I'll at least start it.
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