HIRE ME TO COPYEDIT YOUR DAMN BOOK
Ok, friends. Let’s have some real talk, shall we? I’m a publishing professional. I’ve worked in various parts of the publishing industry, performing various tasks, since I was in undergrad.
Category: Rants
“Why the change?”: Why do I need a reason for a haircut?
So I cut my hair off a few months ago. Last year, actually. During the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. My office in Manhattan had no electricity or phones for a
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Need Cash, Will Copyedit
I wrote a book review recently that was less of a review and more of an appeal to people who love books to please abide by professional book-publishing standards before
A Rant
I had a conversation last week with Anna B. Volk about America’s fascination with understanding bad guys. It started with my fears about the upcoming live-action movie about Maleficent, the
Sex in 2012: Hooray for Sex, and Fuck You, Maxim
I was thinking about doing a year-end roundup of public sex in 2012, but a few other people with much more significant means than myself have done it already, so
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Men’s Health is Unhealthy for Everyone
At first I responded a little huffily to this article on Jezebel, which takes to task the (ostensibly female) writer of a Men’s Health piece called “11 Qualities of the
PMS is a Real Bitch
It took me almost thirty years to admit that PMS is a thing. I’m two months and a day from the big 3-0, and I’ve only in the past two
Not to Toot My Own Horn, But…
Motherfuckin’ toot, y’all. I am not at liberty to say what’s afoot, but it could be massive. As such, I’m devoting my energies to trying to finish this article for
5 Reasons Not to Vote for Mitt Romney
Sure, I’ve got my issues with Obama. I wish he’d done some things differently. I don’t approve of the drone wars, for instance. And I wish more progress had been
5 Reasons to Vote No on Measure B Tomorrow
For those who don’t know: Measure B will appear on Los Angeles County ballots in tomorrow’s election, and if passed would require adult performers to use condoms, gloves, and/or dental