Just thinking about it won’t launch your career.
by Andy Scheer
Unless you live near his hometown of Quincy, Illinois, you likely missed the death notice this past month for Ernest Hemmings.
But if you’re among the half-million people who each month receive Hemmings Motor News and its three companion magazines, you probably saw … Continue reading
It pays to be able to spot basic errors.
by Andy Scheer
Somehow this email, with the subject line service@visa.usa, got through my spam filter.
In scanning for phishing schemes, the spam filter failed to check for errors in spelling, spacing, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
Your credit … Continue reading
Where do you draw the line?
by Andy Scheer
The acquisitions editor asked me, as a literary agent, for a conference call.
She said her publication board really liked the nonfiction project, but also had concerns. Would the author be willing to make multiple changes?
What kind of changes, I said. Can … Continue reading