September - 2016

Publishers Shmublishers: A List for YOU

So, there you have it. There are some publishers out there who will not take unsolicited manuscripts and there are some who LOVE to try out new authors. Then, there are some in between, such as Albert Whitman who touts that they will look at all unsolicited manuscripts, but then lets your submission sit in a submittable on-line database until you've forgotten what you wrote about six or eight months later. Then, they won't even give you an answer until you become so frustr

NCLB = "No Child Left Bookless"

See, here's the thing . . . I work for this cool company called: Advanced Educational Products (AEP) @Aepbooks 1-800-311-1522 Website And, no, this is not an advertisement even though I work for AEP. This is something different. Something BIGGER! Check it out: FACT: Every school or school district in the nation purchases books. Lots of other entities, such as libraries, jails, and not-for-profits do too. FACT: Many of these organizations or institutions spend their monies wi

WAIT! Are You Sure about THAT Hiring Recommendation?

We’ve all been there before. We sit on an interview committee. We interview candidates all day long. Maybe we meet 8-10 of the “chosen ones” from a pool of hundreds of applications that are now mostly done using on-line application software solutions for candidates to upload their resumes, letters of interest, transcripts, and references. We even get a FREE lunch out of sitting on our school or district interview committees. The pizza and subs are good. I would highly r

Dealing with Negative Career Experience Migraines

Author of Sutures of the Mind It’s 5:00 p.m. and your head is pounding, not because you have a typical headache, but because your past mistakes, negative experiences, or career tragedies are eating away at your mind like a rotten apple that is larvae infested. You were once at the top of your game, but you lost your footing. It doesn’t matter where fault lies with your previous career peril—with “you,” with “them,” or a combination of both. It only matters what you have lea