On Wed, 7 May 2003 13:19:24 -0500 (CDT) "Carl A. Thames"
 writes:

He lives! He types! Buy that man a (virtual) brewski!

> Shal, this sounds like the situation where I sent in a short story 
> and the
> editor sent it back with a note that said, "If you cut this to 3k 
> words,
> we'll buy it."  
> 
> I look at the note and focus on the "we'll buy it" part.  I call a 
> friend
> who is also an editor and ask, "How the hell do you edit?"  His 
> reply was
> one word, "Ruthlessly."  Since I don't have anyone in my life named 
> Ruth,
> I thought, "This should be easy enough...."  


LOL!!!

> It took me less than a  week,
> and I sent it in at EXACTLY 3k words.  They bought it.
> 
> It was a very interesting exercise.

I bet!

good to see your phosphors -- trust all is going well (or well
enough)????

=hugs=

-B

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