Posts by April Salutes Monica C.
I'm here -- apparently none of my rep came with me, although I claimed my questions?
I've noticed a lot of platforms (blogs and such) list how long they estimate for a specific essay/post/article to take for the average reader. How is this calculated? I always read fast, so I c...
Poetry and Precision When I taught ENGL 100 and Technical Communication, I advised students to quote only for Poetry or Precision -- if there's no other way to say the sentence without losing deta...
I'm not expecting $$ for any of my podcasts -- I think The Audacity to Podcast guy had a great explanation when he said the reason to Podcast is PROFIT: Publicity, Relationships, Opportunities, Fun...
I think on the whole, anything that was marked "keeping only for historical value" -- those are probably delete-able. In general, how many of the oldest questions ARE worth keeping as they are? S...
Mysteries: Since you have the friend-group, you can crowd-source some of them. List some of the problematic mysteries, ask how they would solve them, and then run with whatever you like best (or ...
Inspired by @ashleylee, but then I was going into even more detail. I think this CAN lead to being a mastery, but not if one ONLY copies ONE creator. It's a good learning tool, but studying more ...
Your narration can also be more casual -- it depends on the overall tone of the work, but the Narrator POV is sort of a character, too. Sometimes, if it's generally more formal, by using the cas...
An option that I see often used in November during NanoWrimo is to "free the plot bunnies" -- if an idea occurs to you (maybe a Leprechaun/Ghoul romance and a particular issue to solve), but you re...
I think for option 2, the problem is if you research the same things everyone else researches, your fantasy will reflect that, and thus have... unoriginal/boring settings that have been done to...
Apparently the 3 months element is useful IF you expect lawsuit issues. From the Copyright Circular from https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html (more specifically - https://www.copyr...
The biggest question is "was it work for hire" (in which case it's the same as writing a memo at work -- the workplace/publisher owns it), or another deal? This may be something only that publishe...
You may want to query the publisher of the Original Textbook and see if they want to issue your guide as an Official Supplement? I don't know what the subject is -- if it's something like Physic...
I was listening to an older episode (2012) of "The Audacity to Podcast", where the host is talking with a copyright/IP Lawyer: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/tap077-copyright-laws-for-bloggers-an...
Here's one I found on a list of tips for podcasting educators (sorry I can't find the link) -- Google Voice -- Basically call your own GoogleVoice number, and play a few minutes of your podcast int...
I'm planning for my next podcast to do an episode-by-episode tv show analysis. (Actually two are in development, but they'll be about different shows.) I'll be the main researcher/outline-assembl...
Would GoogleDocs work? We used them extensively at my prior workplace (a university), as everyone had a google account that was the campus email account, and it has good version tracking. Like ...
I love accessibility, so any show that is 100% scripted, my script = the transcript, and I'm happy to share it. For podcasts with a cohost, there's no easy transcription software, and fiverr is ac...
Another approach, from music: perhaps the Repeat Sign from music can be an inspiration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeat_sign My transcribed knitting patterns look like this: Sl1, k1, YO...
What punctuation is missing from English that might solve your writing issues? People may be able to come up with established ones that meet your criteria, such as the /s to indicate "that last...
Does your university have a Writing Center? They probably have tutors, especially ones focused on ESL issues, and on graduate-school writing. I recommend going through them first.
I want to add one more tool: Archivos. (No personal link, I just saw a demo from them and plan to check them out when I start writing more.) https://archivos.digital/about-archivos/ First,...
This is NOT a great or complete answer, just the start of one, as it's been unanswered for a bit. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288746/global-book-market-by-region/ and https://www.statista....
At the very least, I would try to reserve the URL for your real name (or pen name), and any others that may be relevant - such as the book's name, if that's coming soon. Get a dot-com if it is ava...
I think most people just FEAR the semicolon! Below is an excerpt from https://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon How to use a semicolon The most feared punctuation on earth. skipping over WHY...
