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Problem StatementThe Operational Audit of Collections & Technical Services was undertaken to identify and articulate the functions of a collections and technical service unit in a large urban public library, assess current performance, address emerging trends, and define best practices, alternative business models and opportunities for improvement in all aspects of selection, acquisition, cataloguing and processing of materials, both physical and virtual. Part of CPL's commitment to continuous improvement, the audit outlined a clear path for business transformation and sustainability, helping position CPL as a leader in the management and delivery of public library services.
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REESE CENTER – South Plains College Reese Center will host the SPC Robotics Class Tin-Man XI Robot Battle with doors opening at 3 p.m., and the competition begins at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 in Building 6.
The public is invited to attend.
The Tin-Man X Robot Competition marks the fifth year of the event. The contest pits two teams in a battle to the death. The students are required to construct their robots during class with on-site repairs available in an allotted time period.
The competition features teams from the SPC Levelland campus, the SPC Reese Center campus, the SPC Plainview campus, Plainview High School and Brownfield High School.
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"Ruiz, Morgan, and Bowens will graduate and move on. They will not be with the program anymore," said O'Brien.
Morgan, a cornerback from Riviera Beach, Florida, started in 2007 and 2008. He entered 2009 injured and earned back his starting job before losing the spot later in the season. He missed the final game with a concussion.
Bowens was a major contributor his first two seasons in Raleigh as he totaled 57 catches for 798 yards and five touchdowns in 2006 and 2007. He missed 2008 with back injuries and also the start of 2009 recovering from a knee injury. He returned against Gardner-Webb and finished the year with 12 catches for 175 yards and one score.
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MURFREESBORO, TENN. - Vince Hunter scored 20 points, and UTEP held Middle Tennessee to 29 percent shooting in the second half en route to a 63-54 win over the Blue Raiders on Thursday night at the Murphy Center.
The Miners (12-6, 2-1 C-USA) won for the seventh time in eight games and ended Middle Tennessee's 25-game home winning streak over conference opponents. It was the Blue Raiders' first loss in a conference home game since Jan. 13, 2011.
UTEP broke open a tie game (37-37) with a 13-3 run in the second half, taking a 50-40 lead on a three pointer by C.J. Cooper with 6:34 remaining. That came about a minute after freshman Jake Flaggert drained another three to push the lead to 47-40.
The Miners held Middle Tennessee to one field goal in a span of nearly six minutes from 8:28 left to the 2:47 mark, when Reggie Upshaw scored a layup. UTEP outscored the Blue Raiders 13-4 during that stretch, extending a 44-40 lead to 57-44.
UTEP had 12 blocked shots – eight in the second half – and limited Middle Tennessee to 32 percent shooting on the night. The Blue Raiders were held 23 points under their season average.
"We had a real special defensive effort on the road," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "Our length was outstanding tonight. Vince Hunter was terrific at finishing. He finished everything every time he took the ball back to the basket. He had some big offensive boards. He just keeps getting better. He's getting better defensively every night out, learning to guard his position at the 3, learning to stay down throughout defensive positions. He did a great job."
Hunter shot 10-for-13 from the field in scoring 20 points for the second consecutive game. He also had eight rebounds and four steals in 31 minutes.
Julian Washburn scored 12 points, C.J. Cooper 11 and John Bohannon came within one block of tying the school single-game record. He had seven rejections to go with his eight points and 11 rebounds.
"Julian had five big assists in the game, no bigger than the last kick to C.J. for a three late that got us up 10," Floyd said. "Bohannon was a real factor defensively under the basket with seven blocks. We ended up outrebounding them by five, which was an eight rebound differential in the second half. That was probably as big as anything."
The Miners got off to a good start, putting together a 10-0 run to build a 12-4 lead in the opening minutes. After Middle Tennessee went up 29-24 on a jumper by Neiko Hunter late in the first half, Washburn nailed a big three to make it a two-point game at the break.
Neither team shot particularly well in the first half – UTEP 37 percent and Middle Tennessee 35.7 percent. The Miners were outrebounded 21-18.
In the second half, the Miners shot 56.5 percent – finishing at 46 percent for the game – and outrebounded the Blue Raiders 22-14. They outscored Middle Tennessee 36-25 in the final 20 minutes.
"I thought our guys played every little defense that we played very, very well tonight," Floyd said. "They're playing well collectively. They're not playing with any agendas. We're continuing to defend, which is the only way we can win right now. We've got to limit people's ability to score. I thought our guys did a great job and played with great poise late as well."
A key for the Miners was Cooper being able to stay on the floor for the full 40 minutes, especially after he picked up his third foul with 16:16 to go.
"We just had to change defenses and change the pace that we played offensively to protect him, and limit possessions to protect him," Floyd said. "You look at the press they put on us late - we couldn't have won the game had he not been in there. He really handled the press well. I thought Bohannon did a great job of inbounding the ball against the press."
The Miners will continue their two-game road trip by playing at UAB on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT. The Blazers are 10-0 at home this season.


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Why are we told to not take God's love for granted?Negatively, it's usually used to control us. It's used to make us afraid of not being able to get it or keep it. It's used to dictate to us how to live our lives, how to feel, think and behave.Positively, it's used to make us continually mindful of God's love, always thinking about it, always thankful for it, always living up to it.I want to suggest that neither of these are perfect. Obviously, the first is fear based. Less … [Read more...]
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If you don't know what you can use a blog for, well, you can use a blog to share anything online. You can use it to share news, tutorials, pictures, videos etc to the world and even be making money while doing it. You can read my previous post titled "What is a Blog?" if you need more explanation on what a blog is.
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Go to www.blogger.com or www.blogspot.com ( They are the same, just different addresses)
Click on "Get Started" as seen in the picture above. Then, you will see a page similar to the one below:
On the page, you will create a Google account which you will use for your blog and other Google services. If you already have a Gmail account, please click on the "Sign in first" link at the top of the page. If you do not have a Gmail account, fill the form accordingly.
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Choose the template you like. It doesn't really matter which template you choose, you can always change it at a later date but for this example, I will choose the "Simple" template.
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Whenever you want to login to your blog, all you just have to do is go to www.blogger.com or www.blogspot.com and log in with the Gmail details you used when you created the blog.
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Flysfo is the official iPhone application of the San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
This app will help you find what you need while you're at SFO. Want to know what gate your flight leaves or arrives from? Want to find a quick sandwich or enjoy a nice dinner while waiting for a flight? Perhaps you want to find a great gift for your kids or that special someone? Or, maybe you'd like to know if any of your Facebook friends are around to meet up for a drink?
The Flysfo app will help you do all that and more.
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-Find Flights – get arrival and departure information for all the flights flying into and out of SFO. It's a convenient way to find out where you need to be when it's time to go, or when/where to meet arriving friends or family.
-Find Places – this feature is powered by San Francisco's own, Yelp! When you click on this tab, you'll be able to find great places to shop and dine throughout the terminals at SFO. Get reviews, tips, location info, and more.
-Find Friends – click on this tab and you can quickly find out if any of your friends are also at SFO. The "Find Friends" feature lets you login to your Facebook account, and searches for anyone in your friends list that has also checked in using the app. It's a great way to meet friends or business partners for a quick drink, a bite to eat, or just a quick hello.
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It's been said that the toughest album a band will put out is its second.
When a band hits it big with its first album, it faces the daunting task of living up to the expectations that come with the followup. All too often, bands will end up writing songs about the fame and life on the top or try to simply echo the sound that gave them success in the first place. Second acts are tough.
This is Dirk Hayhurst's fourth book, but in many ways it echoes a band's second album. Hayhurst's first book, "The Bullpen Gospels" was the "Ball Four" for the 21st century. It dissected and explained life in the minor leagues for readers. His second book, "Out of My League," and a complimentary e-book, "Wild Pitches," detailed his surprising rise from non-prospect to big leaguer and the difficulty that arises from trying to keep your head above water as a rookie.
But this book, "Bigger Than The Game" (Citadel, $14.95), is the first to be written after Hayhurst went from being a pitcher with occasional posts at Baseball America to a New York Times bestselling author who also happened to be a pitcher. As you would expect, not all of Hayhurst's teammates were thrilled to find they had a prominent author in their midst.
Hayhurst's latest book deals with that fallout, as well as his struggles to endure a season on the disabled list. All of Hayhurst's books have been personal, with unflinching descriptions of a difficult home life, meeting and eventually marrying his wife, and his mental battle to convince himself he belonged in the big leagues. But this is his most personal book yet.
Part of that is unavoidable. Since Hayhurst spends much of the book rehabbing a serious injury, he's not part of the team and providing countless stories and amazing anecdotes. His struggles with his own mental health are a very prominent part of this book.
In a less-skilled writer's hands, this book could easily be a letdown after the laugh-a-minute stories of his previous books. But because Hayhurst has already let the readers into his world in his other books and because he's unflinching about his only struggles and failings as well as those of his peers, his difficulties connect in a way to which almost anyone could relate.
Hayhurst's baseball books have done an excellent job of reminding anyone that beyond the baseball field, players have the same issues as everyone else. As a memoir of struggles with mental health, this book would interesting even if you took all of the baseball out. Thankfully there's enough baseball to make it a true addition to the trilogy of "The Bullpen Gospels" and "Out Of My League."
The bad news is that Hayhurst has just one more year of his baseball career left to write about—a rather middling season in Triple-A Durham. The good news is that Hayhurst shows with "Bigger Than The Game" that he has the potential to write enjoyable books even if he's not standing on the mound or sitting in a bullpen.


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my baby developed thrush 7 days after home birth, she is now 15 weeks old and we are still battling thrush.
no antibiodics during pregnancy or delivery. ped gave 80 nystatin doses followed by 60 more doses (and ped gave me a script for topical nystatin to put on my nipples) but no resolve .. better after, but not gone.. still visible thrush in baby mouth and feeling "gritty" while breastfeeding.
after we did all the nystatin with no resolve, per recommendations from lactation consultant we tried gentian violet. it cleared it up for about a week... then it was back again.
ped said i should f/u with my OB, see if they want to treat me for thrush. i went to the OB, they examined my breasts and said there is nothing to treat b/c they feel i don't have it despite my infected baby with visible thrush (took her to that exam with me as proof). OB said f/u with the ped!! (AHHHH!!)
i was able to get ahold of some diflucan. i've taken 2-3 doses here and there. it clears it up for baby (exclusively breastfed) for a week or so, but then it's back again. my OB doesn't think I have it, so he won't give me a script for the diflucan. all the ped wants to do is give me more nystatin.
i've eliminated refined sugar from my diet. i take probiotics every day (4-6 capsules a day).. right now we are "spot treating" with gentian violet 2x/daily for 3wks now, just to keep it at bay, but it won't go away.
I'm really at my wits END here... someone.. anyone.. help????!!!!!
That's ridiculous! You have to treat both of you. I went to my PCP for a Diflucan prescription when we had thrush. My baby got prescription from Ped. Maybe you can more easily convince a family doctor, and maybe just tell the PCP that the Ped told that you also need to be treated (that's what I did)?
My PCP also wanted to look, but there is not much to see, just a little pink. He was mostly concerned about Diflucan ending up in my milk. But I said that the baby also has a Diflucan prescription, that's when he went ahead to help me.
And for us Diflucan helped to finally get rid of the yeast. We had tried all sorts of things, the creams (clotramicole for me) and nyastan liquid for baby, GSE, vinegar rinses, walking topless, probiotics rubbing in his mouth and on my nipple, probiotic pills, yoghurt on my nipples etc. etc.
Carma, do you recall the dosage given to you and your baby of the diflucan?
Have you checked Hale's Medication & Mothers Milk? For ductal thrush, he says a loading dose of diflucan 200-400mg once then 100-200mg per day x 2 to 3 weeks. For your baby, 6mg/kg x 1 dose then 3mg/kg/day. It seems like a lot to many docs, but if you would show them the research and the text, they usually will prescribe it. Good luck, mama!
Lisa L&D RN mama to DS#1 (4-01) DS#2 (9-03) DD (10-05) X2, 10-2011
If you want to try something else before reaching for the big guns (diflucan), take a look at Newman's candida protocol. Gentian violet x 1 week worked for us, and I know several moms who swear by grapefruit seed extract. Also remember to wash bras, breastpads, soothers etc in vinegar to break the cycle
Good luck!
No I don't, I will try to find it. But at least the mama-dose in Lisa's post looks familiar. The first dose is higher and then you continue with lower doses after that. It is a high dose compared to what you get for vaginal yeast infection (that's I think just one dose?). Fortunately we both didn't have any side effects.
I also recommend a low-sugar diet in combination with the treatment.
My son and I had thrush something fierce and the nystatin/diflucan wouldn't even touch it. I read that GSE would work wonders and went out to buy some. For some reason, I completely misread the directions and, instead of using it topically, ended up doing a shot of GSE/distilled water every hour. It was a HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE taste, but it worked like a charm. Of course, when I realized it was supposed to be applied to my nipples I felt like a fool, but drinking it totally cleared out my body.
Anyway, this is the treatment that I "followed":
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I cleared up thrush between me and babe by rubbing an anti-fungal cream on my nipples immediately after I would nurse. I would then rinse my nipples a few hours later before feeding again. I treated baby with gentian violet. This seemed to clear it up for both her and I so that we didn't pass it back and forth.
Sounds weird but tanning (uv rays) and kefir helped us. Probiotics did not help us, but humans have beneficial yeasts as well as bacteria, and I think all the nystatic and diflucan killed ours off, so the kefir replenished it. Yeast is on everything, so if your balance is off, you'll keep getting an overgrowth. But it does not sound like your drs have done everything they could to help you.
Weve been thrush free for almost a week now and I want to share what we've done in hopes it will help someone reading this in the future.
My midwife recommended a dietary overhaul, and it worked. I've been eating No SUGAR.. Only the following things: oatmeal, milk, veggies, legumes, cottage cheese, some fruit and lots of kefir. My midwife also recommended foods like fermented picked
s and kraut, but I just can't stomach that (ick!) so I've been doing more plain kefir instead.
I hope we beat it.. If not I found a different OB who will help if needed!
So glad you're doing better!
Lisa L&D RN mama to DS#1 (4-01) DS#2 (9-03) DD (10-05) X2, 10-2011
Did you also use meds or Nystatin?
My twins gave me thrush because I took antibiotics from Mastitis and they acquired it :/
I took 2 doses of Diflucan... dermatologist prescribed it. Didn't work. OB gave me another 2 doses. Then I talked to a lactation consultant and she said thrush on the nipple does not go away w/ just 2 doses. You need to take the diflucan for AT LEAST 2-3 weeks. Sometimes, it can take MONTHS of treatment for thrush to completely go away. She said it's the worst thing ever, but no one has ever died from it lol. Anyways, I had to keep taking it for another 3 weeks everyday before it cleared up. I also was given nipple ointment from the pharm. That did wonders! I still use the ointment from time to time and it helps with the soreness. Seriously, talk to your doc or lactation nurse... 2 doses of diflucan will not clear up thrush!!!
You can find more on breastfeeding here which interesting. Every little bit helps!
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Grammar: Do As I Says and Not As I Does
A few of my more anal I mean astute readers have been kind enough to point out the poor grammar choices in my blog posts lately, and this of course has made me quite the sheepish agent because I so readily reject queries on the basis of said poor grammar. I'm a stickler for grammar, diction, and all those other topics that you should have been paying attention to when you were aiming a spidwad at the back of Suzy's head in elementary school. A misuse of its/it's or there/their/they're is enough to send me scurrying for the rejection button (I don't actually have a rejection button, but I like to imagine that I have a trap door like in cartoons that drops someone into the basement at the press of a button. And yes, these are the things I think about all day).
I liken grammar and diction and word choice to playing an instrument. No one can write a symphony without knowing how to play a note, and no one can write a great novel without a thorough and complete command of the English language. I think there's a misconception out there that if you just have a good story it's going to shine through and then a magical copyeditor will come along and correct everything. That's just not the way it works -- if you have grammatical mistakes or poor word choices in your query letter or your manuscript you're not going to make it very far. And if grammar and diction are not your strong suits then you might think twice about your expectations for success as a writer. I'm not saying you can't enjoy the process of writing and sharing it with your friends and family, but you're facing a major uphill climb if you want to be a published writer.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the 7,278 queries that came in as I was writing this blog post. (I'm exaggerating. Barely.)
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- BernardL said...
I didn't see the link at Miss Snark until this afternoon. Although you'll probably be getting to my query around the end of the year, I've enjoyed reading your blog. I work across the Bay from you. I hope this immersion tactic with the link works out for you, instead of burning you out like a gas soaked match. :)
- February 2, 2007 at 5:06 PM
I'm a stickler for grammar, diction, and all those other topics that you should have been paying attention to when you were aiming a spidwad at the back of Suzy's head in elementary school.
How 'bout spelling and checking your work? ;)
I liken grammar and diction and word choice to playing an instrument.
American Heritage Dictionary, diction, definition 1: "Choice and use of words in speech or writing."
So do you also suggest avoiding and shrinking from redundancy?
You seem like a nice guy. Welcome to the blogosphere!
- February 2, 2007 at 6:01 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
^You've won this round. But I'm more fun than you at parties. Or should I say FUNNER.
- February 2, 2007 at 6:09 PM
The its/it's, they're/their/there mistakes are mechanical errors, not grammatical errors.
- February 2, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Shouldn't there have been a question mark (?) at the end of this:
Or should I say FUNNER
I know. Don't tease the agent. :-)
- February 2, 2007 at 6:51 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
^That lack of question mark was intentional, believe it or not.
I need a nap. I think the Grammar Police just released a warrant for my arrest.
- February 2, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Nathan, it appears that the trolls who torment Kristin Nelson have a new target. Please chew them up and spit them out. It's nice to hang out in a boy's blog for a change (so many female agents you know.) Found you via Snark, who may not actually be human, let alone female.
- February 2, 2007 at 6:58 PM
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Well, okay ... let's get this over with. Miss Snark sent me. I looked. One of my most common typos is "it's" for "its." I also forget and fall into "labour" for "labor" and "colour" for "color."
In the light of this post that appears to mean you're not the agent for me. However, I'd gladly consider other work from you in the future.
Do you like goats? I know the world's only goat-author. He's under-appreciated and in need of an agent.
Let me know ....
Best regards,
Sha'el, Princess of Pixies, Queen of Goats, Suzerain of Fairy.
- February 2, 2007 at 7:14 PM
Albert Einstein was a notoriously bad speller. I'm sure no one refused to publish what he wrote because he couldn't spell.
It seems silly to reject an otherwise well written book because of a typo. Are you sure you're in the right trade?
- February 2, 2007 at 7:29 PM
I also occasionally do typos and word reversal, which spell check does not always catch. Nor do my eyes always catch the errors on the third and fourth read. Another set of eyes can sometimes (thank goodness!) catch the errors, unless the reader is gulping down pages. Surely a typo would not put you off a potentially great ms? (I've caught typos in great books off the book-sellers shelf!)(And no, I would not be querying you as you do not rep what I write. Came over from MS like many others.)
- February 2, 2007 at 7:51 PM
- Marva said...
Little does the world know that the equation is really e=nd(2). It changes everything. That's why my novel has FTL drives.
That's 'funnerer' by the way.
Good luck and welcome to blogging!
- February 2, 2007 at 7:55 PM
Nathan, I bet you are more fun at parties. I predict lots of success for you.
- February 2, 2007 at 8:01 PM
I am a confirmed, dues-paid member of the Grammar Enforcement Consortium.
Anonymous the First: what do you mean by 'mechanical error'? Yes, those mistakes may at times be typos, but they aren't always. Some people simply do not know the rules that apply to its/it's.
Emmanuel S... perhaps you could think of a successful published example who was actually published as a novelist? Albert was indeed awesome, but few writers these days are pitching themselves as the next Einstein. I think we can all accept that expectations can be a little different for non-fiction writers.
If you think the basics shouldn't matter, try judging a few writing competitions. There is a huge difference between the odd typo, and consistently poor grammar/spelling.
And I'm afraid what you are thinking is true: I am no fun at parties. Rodeos, on the other hand...
- February 2, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Nathan, you are a delight. If my book weren't being considered by someone else at your agency, I would query you in a minute. But just as well that I don't join the 7,000 plus.
- February 2, 2007 at 8:16 PM
Well, I AM a published writer and I have reasd plenty of stuff from those who are not, and I say bad writing, not bad grammar, should tilt the table.
Unfortunately, those people who can neither spell nor write a grammatical sentence also tend not to have anything much to say, or to say it well.
So you're right.
I was about to send you a proposal for a new best seller (20m copies guaranteed) but when I read you got 7000 queries - well, son, I decided to give you a break.
- February 2, 2007 at 8:26 PM
I will say one thing about it's\its and they're\there\their type mistakes.
It's one of those 'little known facts' about dyslexia, but some forms of dyslexia make it hard, if not impossible, to keep then\than, effect\affect, it's\its, there\their (though not they're, for some reason, at least in my own experience), etc. seperate. As a dyslexic\dysgraphic person, myself, I've had to locate editors willing to do the painstaking work of going through my writing and fixing all of those problems (and related issues, as well. Fortunately, when it comes to spelling, the worst mistakes I can't avoid are ie\ei problems). I know the rules, I just cannot apply them myself.
The problem with this is that my editors are members of my family, and I just don't trust them to be very good at catching these mistakes, themselves. So what am I to do?
- February 2, 2007 at 8:44 PM
- littlebirdblue said...
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- February 2, 2007 at 9:30 PM
- brian_ohio said...
I have trouble with the following:
lose or loose
I or eye
potato or tomato
after that... it's smooth sailing.
Mr. Bransford, I have yet another question. If a wonderful agent (like yourself) at Curtis Brown passed on a query, is it okay to query another agent within the agency(say Elizabeth Harding)?
Some agencies frown on that practice, other's seem okay with it.
And, please, you may use as much poor grammar in your response as you'd like:)
- February 2, 2007 at 9:52 PM
- ORION said...
This post and the resultant comments made me snort my afternoon coffee all over my keyboard.
Constant poor grammar and syntax get in the way of telling a story every time. I totally agree with the anonymous that says, "...Bad grammar usually is paired with bad writing..."
Spot on.
I had so many beta readers go over my manuscript I thought I caught everything. I was horrified to find a couple your for you're mistakes after my full was sent.
My agent still signed me. The key was "a couple" not "a slew" (or gaggle).
And I knew what was correct.
I told her I needed "intention check" instead of "spell check."
When she laughed I knew she was the agent for me!
- February 2, 2007 at 10:29 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Hey everyone -- I want to clarify something. One typo or grammatical error will not doom your query. Heck you can spell my name wrong and I could care less (it's a weird name, I know). What I'm talking about are more thorough mistakes throughout a letter.
So basically, don't even sweat it if you spell my name wrong or if you make a typo... not a big deal. Even a it's/its mistake is fine. But once it starts getting into two or three or four.... you may be going through my imaginary trap door.
- February 2, 2007 at 11:03 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
brian_ohio, once an agent at a agency has passed on your query it's fine to try with someone else, but I might wait a few months. You never know who is sharing whose assistants, and so it's always best to wait a few months so the agent doesn't feel like you're querying everyone under the sun at once.
- February 2, 2007 at 11:05 PM
- Copyright 2006 by Carol Scibelli said...
Hi Nathan,
Found you through Miss Snark like so many others. I'm a recent (April) widow married over 30 years and in my fifties.
I'm a humor writer and naturally it is carrying me through this difficult time. Working to turn my blog into a book. I read your feelings about that, but the blog is more bare bones than the book will be and I at some point will no longer blog.
Any interest? Love the way you answer you comments by the way...
- February 3, 2007 at 12:17 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Hi Carol, I would definitely appreciate a query, thanks for writing.
- February 3, 2007 at 2:44 AM
- Bernita said...
M'dear, I do like your common sense attitude.
- February 3, 2007 at 5:05 AM
- Bernita said...
Does your statement - way back in your archives - still hold true?
That you sign clients from referrals and have acquired only a couple of writers from queries?
- February 3, 2007 at 5:45 AM
OzAl said...
Emmanuel S... perhaps you could think of a successful published example who was actually published as a novelist?
Norman Mailer: Bad Speller. Published Author, but dependant on copy editors.
- February 3, 2007 at 10:01 AM
- Bryan D. Catherman said...
Mr. Brown (Just kidding. I thought that was a funny point from a previous post.) Mr. Bransford,
This is a great blog even with the occasional grammar choices. I don't know if I would've found this if not for Miss Snark; so if you get the chance, drop her a thank you. If you are thinking gifts, I hear she likes pink boas and pictures of some actor nobody's ever heard of. Thanks for sharing the insights of your business.
- February 3, 2007 at 11:01 AM
I actually think Miss Snark is a tactical mastermind who uses the links to crush her competition under the ensuing deluge of queries
Evil Editor called this the "post-Snark communique era". You appear to be weathering it very well, by the way. :-)
- February 3, 2007 at 11:19 AM
It's spitwad not spidwad. What kind of school did you go to?
- February 3, 2007 at 11:49 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
bernita, yes, most of my clients have still come from referrals, although recently I found a client in the query pile, so that was exciting.
And spidwad is a typo, people. I was bugy maging spidwads in typifngf clasfs.
- February 3, 2007 at 12:10 PM
- Alice said...
Strange--my FIRST thought (I would not lie to you, as I'm a lousy liar anyway) when I found your blog was that your grammar, syntax, and spelling were a hell of a lot better than those of most of the other blogging agents out there! So I was kind of stunned to read the comments here. WTF?
My second thought was, "Are you nuts?" What in the world would possess you to ASK that readers send you queries, especially when your only attempt to narrow the field is to say that you're looking for a good story? EVERYONE believes that he has a good story (and everyone jump off me for using "he" here--at least I didn't use "they"--so there).
The little computer screen in my head goes black every time I try to decide whether to use "that" or "which," by the way.
- February 3, 2007 at 1:43 PM
- Roxan said...
I want to make a comment about Miss Snark, but as I'm trying to obtain an agent I would be best served by not doing so.
I never spell anything wrong. I just use the wrong word. I suffer from "comma deficiency" according to some and have been told I should sprinkle them liberally about.
I think your blogger hates me. Ha!
- February 3, 2007 at 2:04 PM
- brian_ohio said...
Hey, thanks for taking the time to respond to my off-topic comment.
I queried you in August, then Elizabeth in late December after tweaking my manuscript and letter. I haven't heard back from Elizabeth yet, so here's what I need you to do... walk over to...
Kidding, of course.
Man... Miss Snark has a huge following, you're in trooouubbblle now.
Again, thanks for the info.
- February 3, 2007 at 4:24 PM
- The Beautiful Schoolmarm said...
Don't feel too bad--I teach grammar and my blog often has typos and otherwise stupid misuses of the English language.
- February 3, 2007 at 7:21 PM
Einstein was a good speller in German, his native language.
Not that a physicist's spelling ability is relevant to whether authors need good grammar.
Word verification: Zzaoiyyd, the name of a character in "Hitchhiker's Guide."
- February 3, 2007 at 9:22 PM
Nathan, don't back down! We need a few more people who actually care about spelling, grammar, and diction, the very things writers are supposed to care about all on their own.
I'm sure you meant you COULDN'T care less if people spell your name wrong. (Really? That seems like a rather bad mistake to me.)
Also, I wasn't quite sure what to make of "more thorough mistakes throughout a letter." Do you mean "more mistakes" or perhaps "more egregious mistakes"? Diction, Nathan!
And finally, try: "...so the agent doesn't feel AS IF you're querying everyone under the sun at once."
Now I feel better! (Did I tell you I love you? I do!)
- February 3, 2007 at 9:31 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Dear Chicago Manual of Style,
Hi. Thanks for writing. Big fan, and I'm so glad you stopped by the blog.
Chicago Manual of Style, did you happen to notice the part in my blog where I admit I make grammar mistakes? No? It's in there, I swear. You can stop pointing them out now.
Thanks again for stopping by! Say hi to Elements of Style for me!
- February 3, 2007 at 10:05 PM
- Alice said...
You go, Nathan! I repeat: WTF? The man is approaching sainthood with this blog, and you're all going to drive him off right off the bat by subjecting him to this nitpicking crap? He lives in San Francisco. People actually see the virtue in being NICE there.
(By the way, Nathan, your sly little "internets" insert made me very happy.)
- February 3, 2007 at 10:17 PM
Anonymous the first, grammar is mechanics. People often use it to refer to lexicography, semantics, spelling, punctuation and anything at all they consider nitpicky, but the difference between they're and there is - wait for it - grammatical.
Grammar is the mechanics of a language, word order, endings, choice of tense, subjects, predicates, in short, how you put words together to make a coherent sentence and how to indicate the function of a word in a sentence.
Sha'el, labour and colour are mistakes?? I'll have to inform all of Canada and the UK... ;)
Nathan, yup, you've set yourself up, I'm afraid. But console yourself with the fact that Miss Snark makes mistakes rather regularly herself, as do many of the other blogging agents. I leave them alone because blogging is pretty spontaneous stuff and should not be judged with the same criteria as a manuscript.
So thanks for blogging and I for one am willing to forgive a few typos.
- February 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Sorry to hear that the vocal minority is giving you such a hard time on spelling, diction, and everything else. I think you might be the target of a little bit of revenge directed towards agents at large.
Of course, it is comparatively easy to manage the elements of style when you consider what it actually takes to create an original, interesting story. I'm pretty picky about typos, too, but I can differentiate those from substance.
Here's a funny thing--often there are still numerous typos in the revised editions of blockbuster books. Stephen King's THE STAND is one (there are at least 7 typos in that gigantic tome), and Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME is another (there are at least 3 there). Still, both of those writers are rightly recognized as masters of their craft.
Focus, people! See the forest, not the trees!
- February 4, 2007 at 1:09 AM
- ScaramoucheX said...
Oh please don't tell me you reject on the basis of grammar...!?! What if it were Joyce's 'Ulysess' you rejected, or 'On the Road', or 'Tropic of Capricorn' or 'Death on the Instalment Plan'?
Tell me it's the spirit of the work that catches you, and not the common logic of it...
What is happening to the world?
- February 4, 2007 at 1:34 AM
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Well, I hadn't intended to post further ... But I will to respond to Anon. who said: "Sha'el, labour and colour are mistakes?? I'll have to inform all of Canada and the UK..."
I didn't mean that "labour" and "colour" were misspellings. They are the word forms I was taught as a child. To me they are the best way to spell these words. They imply a sound, a way of pronunciation, with which I'm comfortable. But, they aren't standard American spellings. I was born in the USA, and I live in the American West. I have mixed feelings about giving up a long established way of spelling, and those spellings represent life-long habit for me.
I agree with Mr. Bransford to the extent that I believe good grammar is an essential for a writer. I also believe that the rules should be broken, just artfully so. A sentence fragment doesn't bother me if it contributes to the flow and is intentional. An intentional misspelling used as part of dialogue is okay too. As long as I can easily make sense of the dialogue, I'm not discomforted by that.
Someone mentioned dyslexia and similar conditions. It is true that dyslexia and certain neurological problems effect spelling. I have a neurological problem that does that. I also have a beta reader who is an English professor and who painstakingly reads and spots the errors I cannot see.
Mr. Bransford made his explanations. I'm not certain he has said what he meant to say, but I understand that he's pointing to the marks of semi-literacy as a disqualifier. One must be careful when assessing mechanical, grammatical and language errors. It is very hard to tell from spelling alone if you are dealing with a semi-literate person. Still, one can learn much from how a writer uses words. More can be learned from that than how a person spells.
When I was in my non-Pixie persona and lecturing, you may have been one of those attending. Hopefully, you attended because you wished to learn. And I believe you did not find me to be illiterate. However, in my last query letter I managed to use "tail" for "tale."
I know why I do that. I work hard to catch those things and have developed routines to circumvent the neurological problem behind them. Still, they slip through. The person I queried may have thought me illiterate.
I can't really speak for Mr. Bransford, but I believe what he meant was that he can tell a general level of competence by a query letter, including the spelling ability revealed in it.
And as a last thought: Yes, Einstein was spelling-challenged. How does the person who suggested he could spell in German know that? Have you examined his manuscripts? I do not know when he learned English, but it had to be sometime before 1932 when he taught at Princeton. He was still misspelling English in the early 1950s. His ability to spell did not reflect his brilliance. I agree with Mr. Spartanberg. (I am assuming that Emmanuel is not a woman. It's hard to tell with that name.)
- February 4, 2007 at 5:47 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Thanks for weight in, sha'el. I definitely agree that if someone has a neurological condition that makes spelling and grammar difficult they really should think about having someone read their letter who is good at those things and give it a once over. It's the author's responsibility to take steps to compensate for these types of challenges.
Let me also reiterate that a single mistake or typo is not going to doom you. I'm only pointing out the importance of having a clean, correct letter.
- February 4, 2007 at 6:34 PM
Hi Mr. Bransford,
Great blog. Thank you.
I have a question about policies in book publishing, or perhaps fads is the better term because these policies seem to change so frequently. I sold a nonfiction book in 2001, and no agent or publisher said a word about my lack of a national platform. Now I hope to sell another nonfiction book, and platform seems to be the prime issue on agents' minds. How long has it been policy for publishers not to acquire a nonfiction book unless the author has a national platform? What triggered this policy?
- February 4, 2007 at 7:28 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
^I think to some extent platform/credibility have always been important for books, but if you think about society at large, the way in which one establishes credibility has changed. 50 years ago the way one established credibility was with a book -- the fact that they were published gave them credibility. With the rise of television and the internet, though, the reverse is true -- now people establish prominence first through TV and other media, and the book comes second. So I think one element of the higher bar for "platform" comes from the fact that we as a society consider our experts to be the people we see on TV, not necessarily the people who are writing books.
There's also a marketing component here. Publishers' belts have tightened up in the last five years, and they want to know that an author can deliver a built-in audience through the ability to get on TV, through having their own network and generating their own publicity. I think that's another component.
I talk about this issue a bit more in my previous blog post "Are you the right one to write that book?"
- February 4, 2007 at 7:45 PM
Don't know about spelling and grammar and such, but think you might have gotten something wrong here: "no one can write a great novel without a thorough and complete command of the English language". This may come as a surprise, but there are writers in the world without any command what so ever of the English language known to have written quite a few great novels! ;-)
A Writress from Elsewhere
- February 5, 2007 at 1:20 AM
And if grammar and diction are not your strong suits then you might think twice about your expectations for success as a writer. I'm not saying you can't enjoy the process of writing and sharing it with your friends and family, but you're facing a major uphill climb if you want to be a published writer.
Hi Nathan,
I found your blog through Miss Snark as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
In reference to the above quote, wouldn't you say that proper grammar, diction, etc. is a learned skill rather than a raw talent, and can be improved through practice and study? Wouldn't you also say that storytelling is harder to learn or to teach than grammar? It seems to me, speaking merely as someone who isn't close at all to being published, that one should think twice about a career as a writer if one cannot create a compelling story or believable characters, but should take a course, read Elements of Style, and practice, practice, practice if one cannot conjugate a verb.
- February 5, 2007 at 11:51 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
^Yes, I'd agree with that. Nothing can replace natural storytelling ability, and grammar can be learned. I still think the music analogy applies. You may have all the natural musical ability in the world but you still need to learn how to play the instrument first.
- February 5, 2007 at 11:54 AM
- Christopher M. Park said...
"Wouldn't you also say that storytelling is harder to learn or to teach than grammar?"
I definitely agree. However, I also think that storytelling is something that can be learned, as well. I'm pretty close to having an agent pick up my novel (I hope), but the writing and storytelling has been something I've had to work on honing for just about ten years now.
I mean, at least one professional writer has really thought my current story was great, and called me a natural storyteller--same as Bransford worded his last comment--but the fact is, I wasn't always that way. I'd love to say that I was a child prodigy that always knew how to do everything, but if you were to read my earlier attempts at novels you would then know I was a liar.
I've always had a good imagination, and the ability to come up with interesting scenarios, but giving depth to characters was something I had to learn, as was the proper ways in which to introduce back story into the narrative. In my first attempt at a book (a fantasy), I had little "history of the world blurbs" at the start of each chapter. These were terribly boring (I now see), and an awful way to give a reader familiarity with my created world. But five years after that, after much reading of other people's novels, and more practice writing, things started clicking in my mind and everything started coming together.
My point is not to disagree with you, but simply to say that I don't think someone should just hang it up because they can't tell a coherent story at first. That, too, can be learned if they have the patience and the dedication (and maybe a decade or so to do it?).
Anyway, Mr. Bransford, I'm new to your blog (Miss Snark, of course), but I very much like it. I think most everyone is taking the time to look back through your older posts, and there's some good stuff in there. Thanks for taking the time on something like this!
My blog on writing
- February 5, 2007 at 12:11 PM
My point is not to disagree with you, but simply to say that I don't think someone should just hang it up because they can't tell a coherent story at first. That, too, can be learned if they have the patience and the dedication (and maybe a decade or so to do it?).
Agreed. Certainly, both skill sets can be improved, and maybe it's the drive to improve our weaknesses that makes it possible for us to become published writers. Maybe that separates us from those who daydream about being published but don't take the necessary steps.
- February 5, 2007 at 1:25 PM
- Christopher M. Park said...
"maybe it's the drive to improve our weaknesses that makes it possible for us to become published writers."
Quite so. I think another thing that separates those who succeed from those who don't is the ability to even see those weaknesses in the first place. I think that some writers see themselves as infallible gods, and that attitude makes it really hard to improve. Some people can be so touchy when hearing any suggestions about their work that it makes others stop even offering suggestions--but no one is offering them representation, either.
And then, there are those who just give up way too easily, as you say. They find out writing is harder than they thought at first, and then that's just it for them. I guess it's those happy mediums who see their problems, but aren't afraid to attack those problems head on, that will hopefully persevere.
My blog on writing
- February 5, 2007 at 2:26 PM
- Maureen McGowan said...
You know... I've always thought that blog entries (and comments, expecially) get a free pass re: grammar and spelling and diction. (Oh my!)
Aren't blog entries supposed to be akin to off-the-cuff thoughts?
Query letters and manuscripts are a whole different thing in my mind. (But hey, everyone makes the occasional mistake there, too.)
Great blog! Love the entry on publishing time. We writers have a lot of agnst and it's unbelievable what we can read into our agent taking an extra few days to reply to an e-mail. (Not to mention ages to read a manuscript...) Not that mine does... LOL
- February 6, 2007 at 7:45 PM
- Maureen McGowan said...
expecially agnst
Ha!! My point, exactly. I don't spell check on blogs and sometimes my fingers get ahead of me.
Hope you won't hold it against me.
- February 6, 2007 at 7:48 PM


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When your application is approved, we will put you in touch with the dog's foster mom/dad who will answer any questions you may have and so that the foster may get a feel for your situation and determine if the dog will be a good fit for your particular household. If all that ends on a positive note, we'll finalize the adoption (process payment) and schedule the dog for transport, if needed.
If you are uncomfortable adopting a dog without a prior face-to-face meeting and you are in the PA/NJ area, we have adoption events several times per year at local pet stores in Newtown, PA or Lawrenceville, NJ for which we bring up 15-20 adoptable dogs. Watch our website for up coming events.
* PLEASE NOTE: We review the applications in order of receipt and many of our potential adopters who are otherwise qualified miss out on a dog that has stolen their hearts because the application came in later than others of equal merit. Here's my advice: file the application ASAP. Don't waste time sending an inquiry asking info on the dogs and if they are available. We , on the front lines, don't know each dog personally; what we do know is in the description we have provided . We will let you know if the dog is available or not upon receipt of your application and give you the opportunity to select another.
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog or puppy versus getting dogs for sale or puppies for sale from a dog breeder? When someone is breeding puppies, they are creating new dogs who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog or puppy and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale from a puppy breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog or adopt a puppy at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.


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208 W Main St.
Richmond, KY 40475
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