The Quest for Pelican Lake(s)
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» jerrib - Re: Side Issues
In response to Side Issues posted by humorous_sage:Hi Hank. For some reason the program that reminds folks to read new articles is acting up. Hits are down all over the place. Management is aware of the problem.
Just wanted to let you know I featured a quote from this article on the Society and Culture page: http://www.suite101.com/societyandculture .
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» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Side Issues
In response to Re: Side Issues posted by jerrib:Thanks Jerri. The Pelicans and I need all of the exposure we can get. We don't want the pelicans at Pelican Lake(s) to feel abandonned.
-- posted by humorous_sage
» Red - great article...
Henry,I enjoyed this article very much. Yes, oftimes there are two or more places with the same name. Research is all important and no, never argue with an editor. 
I enjoyed your visit to my article, "Grandma's Lye Soap." I responded to your question about the "Little Shack Out Back," and left a poem there that I wrote a few years back. Here's the link. Hope you enjoy it.
http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/c...
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» humorous_sage - Re: great article...
In response to great article... posted by Red:Thanks for the link. As the old saying goes, I've been there and done that. However, I still wonder why the "throne" has so many splinters and why my posterior was so prone to find them.
-- posted by humorous_sage
» _Boanerges_ - Re: Re: great article...
In response to Re: great article... posted by humorous_sage:I agree, a very good article, Hank....
Hey, maybe if you do actually visit, the real Pelican Lake, how bout some pics?... (smile)...
I don't plan on exploring the area during the cold months of the year. In the first place, any smart pelican would fly south for the winter, abandoning their namesake. In the second place, my car doesn't appreciate being exposed to -45-degree weather.
...lol... seems we have much in common!....
Thanks for the good article Hank... A nice change of pace than our usual beatings in R*S Though, we must be diehards for beatings, so it seems..
W....
-- posted by _Boanerges_
» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Re: great article...
In response to Re: Re: great article... posted by _Boanerges_:Thanks for the "pictures" suggestion. I'll see what I can come up with around the Fourth of July.
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» dancooper - Re: Re: I'm smiling again
In response to Re: I'm smiling again posted by humorous_sage:Hello Henry,
Thought I’d drop by and comment on your article—I really did enjoy this one—since you’ve been kind enough to do the same at my topic.
I like your point about the eagle-eyed editors’ criticisms and alterations. Sometimes they so badly miss the point that it’s funny—or would be funny if it hadn’t cost a publication credit. More times than not, though, the editor has found something that really needs attention, or they wouldn’t have mentioned it.
I don't think Jerri was advocating arguing with your editor. Rather, I think she was suggesting submitting another article highlighting that particular "double" in the context of a series of similar doubles. Let the editor discover for him/herself that the error was not yours. But you are right. An argument is always a bad approach. I do have one example, though, of an editor who asked me for my feedback on a piece for which suggested changes had been made. That removed the onus, and permitted me the opportunity to "suggest" arguments in my own defense.
Last year I had the good fortune to get a piece published in A Cup of Comfort for Courage [Adams Media]. When it was in the early editorial review process, a criticism was made that I should not have upper cased the name, Hill Country, when referring to a region in south-central Texas. I capitalized this regional name a couple of times in the text of my piece. It was the correct thing to do, since the region is a well-defined geographic area, akin to the Edwards Plateau, the Balcones Escarpment, or for that matter, even the Rocky Mountains. The editor accepted that explanation, thanked me, and then put the piece in print with one of the examples in the upper case, and the other in the lower case.
Writing is hard work. Editing isn’t really any easier. I guess all any of us can do is continue to try to do our best and then accept whatever comes out as the end result.
Dan Cooper
CE, Vintage and Classic Cars
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Another writing portfolio at Writing.com:
http://Writing.Com/authors/dancooper
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» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Re: I'm smiling again
In response to Re: Re: I'm smiling again posted by dancooper:I occasionally do book reviews for "AQS Quality Press." I'm lucky, though. They seldom give me feedback from the authors.
-- posted by humorous_sage
» dancooper - Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm smiling again
In response to Re: Re: Re: I'm smiling again posted by humorous_sage:Yes, I am sure in a venue like reviews, feedback from the reviewed author will probably be more of a distraction than helpful. And it likely will be negative, and may (if they don’t know better) be an “argument” of some kind, either explicit, or an argument-in-the-making.
-- posted by dancooper
» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm smiling again
In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm smiling again posted by dancooper:I'm a timid soul. I avoid conflict whenever possible -- which might sound odd coming from a retired military.
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