[TheForge] News letters: Was History

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] News letters: Was History


> >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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