#exploring options

[wineinthewind]

i am personally an enjoyer of the "i will trust you and defend you no matter what path you choose" flavor of loyalty-as-his-fatal-flaw percy instead of the "i will burn it all down for you" or "sacrifice the world for you" flavor of loyalty as a fatal flaw

[kimyoonmiauthor]

Don’t write for venues that don’t pay you.

Huffington Post doesn’t pay its authors. You realize that an average copyright is 5,000 dollars minimum if held up in court. You usually get paid around 5 cents per word. If their word count minimum is 1,500, that’s 75 dollars. If the average story is 3,000 and the pay rate is 150, for only North American rights and electronic, then you’re selling yourself out and the rest of us, too. You’re telling that art is worth nothing. The hours of skill you worked honing your craft is worth nothing. Get paid for your work. Let the magazines that pay nothing, get off their sorry butts and actually set up a paypal account and pay their authors. It’s not that hard. It takes 2 hours max. And if they say crap like, “We’re exploring our options” and they’ve been “exploring their options” for over a month, that usually means they’ll never do it. (Case in point, “We Need Diverse Books” said they were exploring their options with adult books, and then sold out adult books, failing to realize if they want a connected eco-system where the longevity of diversity is not treated like a fad, they need to tackle diverse books, especially the stuffy genres like Historical and Literary. I love you, genres, but sometimes, the preaching about how you can’t do whatever and can’t change cramps my style. Of course you can, but you just won’t.) So get paid--don’t make the rest of us suffer--and don’t believe the "exploring options” especially when it’s an easy fix. And if they don’t, then let that venue die the way its supposed to in the first place.

[gentwenty]

How To Save Money in a (Very) Short Amount of Time

NEW POST: How To Save #Money in a (Very) Short Amount of Time by @JayCitrus #personalfinance

Saving money is a given in the real world. There’s bills to pay, rent to keep track of, and the everyday necessities it takes to make a nice living. But what happens when you need to save a decent amount of money in a short amount of time? There are reasons for having to accomplish this like paying off debt, working toward a much-needed car loan or just wanting to take a vacation, ASAP. It may…

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[starry-dreamer]

Just came back from an informational session for Lionsgate Entertainment, sponsored by my alma mater's Career Center. It was done by Shawn Matiossian, their Senior Manager of Talent Recruitment, a very nice and candid guy in an Insurgent T-shirt. I was one of only two alumni there (and thankfully not the only lit major), but it was still very informative. I have seen several of Lionsgate's films, including most recently The Age of Adaline, and have always been interested in film. (In fact, I almost minored in Film Studies instead of French). They do TV too, including Mad Men and Orange Is The New Black. I'd definitely have to give it some thought if I wanted to work there (though I like their company atmosphere, as Shawn described it, and since I like the beach, I probably wouldn't mind living in Santa Monica, where they're based). My best bet, since I lack entertainment experience, is probably to try for their "floater pool," where you get to try a bunch of different departments. (Surprisingly, this is actually a full-time position, with benefits and everything). As a writer, development would probably be the area I'd be best in (that's the department he seemed to recommend for us lit majors) but working on the set might be fun too. Bonus: Shawn brought a bunch of swag, and thus I snagged a free Insurgent poster with Four on it. Yay! Thank you Lionsgate for providing this learning opportunity for those of us who don't live in L.A.! hashtaglionsgate divergentofficial

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Tim's Tiny Home Project Notes

Tim’s Tiny Home Project Notes

I’ve been bitten by the tiny Euro lifestyle here in Germany.  Having the first hand view of German’s commitment to environmental protection while maintaining industrial level Chinese production capacity is a once in a lifetime experience. If you’re buying a German produced good today there’s a huge likelihood that a significant part of the energy required to build it came from the wind or the…

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[humplites-blog]

Applying to colleges in New Orleans, AKA begging millionaire grandpa for some college money