Category Archives: Research tips
Sound Check!
Good audio trumps bad video. People tolerate fairly poor video with good sound. If the video is great but the audio bad, well, people tune out. This iRig mike (external link) can also plug directly into an iPhone’s Lightning port, … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Research tips, Uncategorized, video
Tagged audio, good audio, interviewing, iris, microphones, poor audio
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What Does Junk Mail and Wikipedia Have in Common?
The answer is that both only get a two to three percent response to their solicitations. And while junk mail sells junk, Wikipedia serves a good purpose. Their articles do a fine job of providing secondary source material (external link) and … Continue reading
A Stock Photography Tour of the Southwestern United States
I’m off to New Mexico and Arizona in the first week of October. I’ll be gone at least seven days, possibly ten, looking at rock shops, places to collect, museums, and natural wonders. Along the way I’ll be taking photographs … Continue reading
The Essential Errata
An errata or corrigendum is a corrections list, a paper or web page noting and correcting errors in a publication, typically a large academic work. The errata fills the gap between the next edition of a book, when any errors are … Continue reading
Posted in books, BYU Introduction to Geology, editing writing, non-fiction writing, Research tips, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged academic work, An Introduction to Physical Geology by Christiansen and Hamblin, corrections sheet, corrigendum, editing, errata, errors, revisions, textbook
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An Expanding Balloon
Have you ever attempted an article so complex that it demands a timeline or a character map? Right now I am working with an editor to come up with an angle on a story about an inland lake. What do … Continue reading
Battling Through a Cold – Working on A TOC
After I got back from Atlanta a week ago I developed a bad cold. It lingers still. I want to get a book proposal (internal link) done by January 2d and I fear I may not make it. Aside from … Continue reading
Estimating Nonfiction Book Sales – One Example
I’ve been in touch with a book publisher about an idea I have for a Nevada travel book. He asked me to work up some figures. How many copies would it sell? Not knowing any way to estimate, I spent … Continue reading
Open Yale Courses: The World Awaits
Do you know about Open Yale Courses? I’m just finding out. They present a variety of subjects for anyone to view without fees or registration. It’s a marvelous resource. Consider the lectures on English modern poetry. Not only do you … Continue reading
Back From The California State Library
I’m back in Nevada, having returned from research at the California State Library in Sacramento. I scanned fifty or so Delaplane (internal link) columns in case I want to self publish an anthology or produce a different book proposal than the … Continue reading
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