Author: Kristen
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The Monday Morning Freelance Plan
As a freelance writer and editor working from home, getting out of the house is always nice. So I’ve instituted a new ritual: the Monday morning freelance plan. It gets me out of the house and makes the rest of my week far more productive. The basic idea: This takes about an hour, maybe a…
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Some Not-Resolutions for 2010
I don’t usually do new year’s resolutions. I would rather fix what needs fixing when it needs fixing rather than make a list in the last week of December of things I’d like to do in the next twelve months. But, of course, there are things that happen to need fixing right now — not…
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Learning the Automotive Photography Ropes
I went to SEMA in Las Vegas this year, and then the Los Angeles Auto Show a month later. The Lexus LFA supercar was at both shows, and I’m my own automotive photographer. So I took lots pictures to share with my readers on About.com. I’m the Guide to Exotic Cars there, and a $400,000…
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A Summer of Driving and Drag Racing
There are two events for automotive journalists I’m most looking forward to this summer (so far). First up is the the Northwest Automotive Press Association’s Run to the Sun driving event. Then I’ll attend the National Electric Drag Racing Association’s Wayland Invitational IV. NWAPA’s event involves driving 18 or so sports cars and convertibles through…
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Kinds of Editing: Developmental, Line, Copy, and Proofreading
You’ve finished your manuscript, and you know you need an editor. You start looking online and see there are different kinds of editing, and editors who specialize in each. How do you know which you need? How do you know what your book needs? What’s the difference between the types of edits? I’m going to…
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Automotive Journalism in 2008
I just got back from driving a Maserati, a Dodge Viper, a C63 Mercedes-Benz tuned by AMG, and the Audi S5, among 15 others, through the mountains of Central Oregon. I drove faster and pushed harder through corners than I probably ever have, and the people on the rally were as nice as the cars.…
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Two Days of Driving for Fun and Profit
I leave bright and early tomorrow morning to join my fellow Northwest Automotive Press Association members on a two-day jaunt through Central Oregon in a string of fast cars. The organizers lined up everything from a Mazda MX-5 (that’s a Miata) to a Maserati, with the likes of Audi, Volvo, and a Dodge Viper thrown…