Comments for The Unemployed Writer

Comment on The Next Level - Expanding by Bruno LoGreco

Bruno LoGreco — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:09:47 +0000

You have a bigger vision

Comment on The Next Level - Expanding by Chris Moran

Chris Moran — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:26:45 +0000

Nice writing style. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Chris Moran

Comment on The Next Level - Expanding by Mike Harmon

Mike Harmon — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:13:46 +0000

I came across your blog on Technorati. Nice site layout. I will stop by and read more soon.

Mike Harmon

Comment on Freelance Writing - Do You Really Need a College Degree? by Pam Grundy

Pam Grundy — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:44:53 +0000

Hi Anthony,

Just thought I’d report back and let you know that after being bitten by the freelance bug back in November, I finally got some projects. From the beginning of January until now I’ve made about $700, which won’t exactly support me, but I’ve put in for part-time at the nightmare cubicle job, since often I do have more work now than I comfortably do in my spare time after putting in my 40 hours at the bank. Thanks again! I’m getting there…

Pam

Comment on Bidding on Your First Freelance Project (Bring a Sack Lunch) by Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:12 +0000

Hi, I’m Sandra, I found you via a random search for writer’s blogs at Technorati. What happened is, I was tagged by a fellow for a tagging game, and have tagged you since I found your blog to be very interesting and to look like you might enjoy getting tagged for this.

If you want to play (nothing says you have to) the rules are posted in an entry at my blog The Daily Writing Prompt. I have made a small change, instead of 7 weird things about me, I listed 7 websites of interest to writers, feel free to revert it back to the original weird things or even to the first change someone made of 7 famous people you know.

Have a good day and happy writing!

Sandra
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The Daily Writing Prompt
www.thewritingoffice.com

Comment on Umberto Eco on Dan Brown by michael

michael — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:55:51 +0000

I am just now reading Dr. Eco’s “Pendulum” after having seen it on my parents’ bookshelf when I was growing up. Like the rest of the US, I gobbled up Brown’s “Da Vinci” when it came out - went back for seconds, even!

I share your surprise at the lack of uproar over Brown’s apparent plagiarism of Dr. Eco’s novel. Dr. Eco’s work could never be as popular as Brown’s because of “Pendulum”’s more experimental narrative structure and more satisfyingly literary bent. Eco’s work has moments of poetry where Brown’s works only as “an American thriller,” a fascinating bit of prescience uttered by one of the characters in “Pendulum.”

Michael

Comment on Freelance Writing - Do You Really Need a College Degree? by Raven

Raven — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:03:52 +0000

wow, this is really helpful! I want to be awriter, and I have to write a paper about the career I want to do.
I’ll be sure to cite it, thanks a lot!!!

Comment on Umberto Eco on Dan Brown by Bernard Apple

Bernard Apple — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:55:01 +0000

It’s been a while since both books have been published and I am totally surprised more individuals have not come forth expressing their opinions.

I believe Mr. Eco is all too kind in his remarks about Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code. To me the are definite smacks of plagarism throughout much of the first half of this book, and no one has taken exception to this.

Am I alone taking this position?

-BAA

Comment on Freelance Writing - Do You Really Need a College Degree? by chatfielda

chatfielda — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:18:49 +0000

Six years of phone calls in a cubicle - I can’t begin to imagine - I’m so sorry. Well, you’re on the right path now. I like to think that if you have enough motivation, you can do pretty much anything outside of a traditional job (thank god) - it might have taken a little while and broke the bank temporarily, but for me it was absolutely worthwhile. Best of luck to you wrenching free of that horrible cubicle.
Anthony

Comment on Freelance Writing - Do You Really Need a College Degree? by Pamela Grundy

Pamela Grundy — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:05:48 +0000

Anthony, how cool are you?! I recently found the website Helium and saw your article about how to get organized featured on the home page. What got my attention was your description of yourself which included a reference to doing anything you can to escape working for a corporation. I have been in a cubicle taking abusive phone calls for 6 years now, and it occurred to me about a month ago that, hey, Pam, use your brain, you’re miserable NOW–how much worse could you possibly feel writing on your own and being poor? So I hope to find out. Just seeing that you exist was very encouraging to me, right when I needed to be encouraged. Thanks! I’ve book-marked your blog. All the best to you.