News roundup 1st Dec

Cataloguing Caroline: Preston delves writers' worlds
"Is this Charlottesville's secret writers' club, where writers marry writers, go to the movies with writers, and figure out over dinner how they're going to kill off a tiresome character?"
Afraid I lost the plot a couple of paragraphs after the aforementioned one....

Bringing it all back home
"Envelope stuffing is for suckers, but there are lots of legit work options that hit where you live."
Aaack! They go on to list employers and companies who're paying work at home moms. Now these employers are gonna be flooded by people looking for work at home jobs, and soon, we'll all be fighting for pennies. Trust the NY Post to stab freelancers in the back.

Writing a wave
"I knew the island like the back of my hand from hiking, hanging out, driving all over it....Kaiser pursued the idea of writing about Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island. Before heading to the West Coast after graduation, he spent the summer and fall methodically exploring the island. In 2000, he spent his own money to publish "Acadia: The Complete Guide," a glossy, comprehensive guide that he peddled from door to door at bookstores on the island and elsewhere. Not only did it sell, but it sold well...At last check, it was the No. 1 book for Acadia on Amazon.com"
Lesson: Write about something you know really well. You can wing it from there.