[TheForge] News letters: Was History

[David E. Smucker]

>One Idea I've had is to go back through my notes from previous conferences
> and meeting and generating copy from that.  Maybe even getting tapes or 
> DVDs
> of demonstrations that I haven't had the privilege to attend personally, 
> and
> gleaning useful information to write about.

This is a good idea Bob and one I am sure you can make work.  If I can get 
my hands on a tape or DVD of a presentation that I also saw it really helps. 
It even helps if the tape or DVD is not from the actual demo you saw but by 
the same demonstrator.  It really helps fill in the gaps of your notes.  You 
will also find that a hidden benefit to being an editor is that you pay a 
lot better attention and take better notes when you watch a demo.

It is hard to get contributions but you have to keep asking and asking and 
asking.  Also I have found that when I get a good contribution if I can turn 
that into a feature article and get the authors work and name on the cover 
it really pays off in getting a second contribution from that author.

One other trick if you can pull it off is to have someone else proof read 
your copy before you go to press.  They will see things that go right by you 
if you are the one who wrote it.  My wife is a very good proof reader and I 
would be dead without her going over our newsletter.  (You know that for 
sure if you read my emails which do not benefit from her proof reading.)

If you want to use anything from our newsletter I will be glad to send you 
an electric copy.  Makes reproduction much better than a photo copy.

Dave Smucker
Editor, AACB Newsletter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at marktwain.net>
To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: [TheForge] News letters: Was History


> Thanks Frosty,
>
> I've just been given the job of BAM editor. I hope to pick up the 
> equipment
> and meet the printer later this week.  Judging by what I've seen and read
> getting contributions is a big problem.  I know this will be a big job, 
> I'll
> feal better after I get out my first letter.
>
> One Idea I've had is to go back through my notes from previous conferences
> and meeting and generating copy from that.  Maybe even getting tapes or 
> DVDs
> of demonstrations that I haven't had the privilege to attend personally, 
> and
> gleaning useful information to write about.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
>
> ---original message---
> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:27:35 -0900
> From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] History of The Forge/OT
>
> Dave, Dave and any other news letter editors reading this:
>
> I know I've said this in the past but it's been a while. If anybody 
> writing
> a newsletter or whatever wishes to use any of my windy posts, feel free.
>
> Please let me know so I can edit it for spelling, grammar or other 
> mistakes
> though.
>
> Frosty
>
>
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