| bio | website | jedoliver.com |
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| location | Chico, CA | |
| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 1 month |
| seen | 5 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 20 |
I live in California. I write. I game. I cook. And I'm a Dad.
I'm a journalist by trade, and I've worked for one of the the local papers and a now defunct business journal. I've also worked as a typesetter, a graphic artist and was the production manager for an international trade magazine, so I have a pretty good grasp of the printing industry.
In 2007, I quit my job to be a stay-at-home-father. One thing that I promised myself when I made that decision is that I would use my down time to start writing again. Five years and three kids later, and it looks like I can finally fulfill that promise.
Other "accomplishments" of mine:
In Kindergarten I wrote a sentence about raccoons that used the words 'nocturnal' and 'diurnal' correctly without any help from anyone.
In the fourth grade, I wrote Doctor Who fan fiction.
In the eighth grade, I got published for the first time. My short story "The Day the Earth was Disintegrated" was published by The National Junior High School Writer. I got extra credit in my English class and that Friday the whole class got pizza. Somewhat ironically, the only pizza they bought was 'supreme', which I detest, and therefore did not have any pizza.
In high school I was the senior editor of the school paper and the yearbook chief.
In college I was the first (and perhaps only) student who, as my major changed, went from the Business Manager of the school newspaper, to the Art Director to the Senior Editor.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, my observations were frequently read on air during "The Cafferty File" on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer".
To Be Determined
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May 2 |
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Absolute cheapest Print-on-Demand service? This question, as written, is off topic. As asked it gives the impression that you want the reader to do your shopping for you. Even if product recommendations were within the scope of Writers.SE, this question would become too localized and out-of-date within months making it of limited value to future visitors. A better question would be to the effect of, "How do I maximize my budget when using a print-on-demand service? For instance if I needed 10 of x and 20 of y..." That question would also be of value to future visitors. Please consider editing your question to that effect. |
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May 2 |
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How to come up with a good title? @NeilFein while this question is subjective, I believe that it falls into "good" subjective as opposed to "bad" subjective as posited in this old chestnut. The answers are likely to have long answers that have been thought out, based on experience, backed up with references, and constructed in a fair and impartial tone. In fact I believe that making it too much more specific would actually diminish its quality and usefulness significantly; it's the slight vagueness that allows it to be applied to a variety of cases. |
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May 2 |
answered | How to come up with a good title? |
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Apr 29 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Is there a reference for “dumbing down” material? |
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Apr 27 |
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a distraction-free, digital portable typewriter Doesn't this already exist? I used to have an AlphaSmart that used to run forever on just a couple of batteries. (This was many, many moons ago. They used to advertise them in writing magazines back when I was young and dumb and loose with cash.) They're like $100USD and it's basically a keyboard with a little monochrome screen. I think they may even make them with wifi syncing now. (Mine, which I no longer use, had USB syncing and ran on PalmOS. It's ... somewhere) |
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Apr 25 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Apr 25 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Using a world created by someone else for your own fiction |
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Apr 23 |
reviewed | Leave Closed Critique: Make excerpt more visual/flow better |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Overuse of bullet points |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Iambic pentameter: how do you use words with 'secondary stressed' syllables? |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Where is a good place to find writing prompts? |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Are there any free programs for screen writers |
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Apr 22 |
reviewed | Leave Open How should I begin my research for my Military Fiction? |
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Apr 20 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Apr 20 |
reviewed | No Action Needed How do I organize a massive collection of personal files and writing? |
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Apr 20 |
reviewed | No Action Needed How do I create a book on iBookstore without having a Mac? |
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Apr 20 |
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How do I create a book on iBookstore without having a Mac? added the word "you", per jwpat7's observation |
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Apr 19 |
answered | How do I create a book on iBookstore without having a Mac? |