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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:15:03 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Manuscript copyedit offered for charity:
Cindy said, "I'm offering a manuscript copyedit of up to 100,000 words in a benefit auction to help a fellow writer with cancer. I don't know Bridget Zinn personally, but she and I are represented by the same literary agency, Upstart Crow, and I'd like to do..." more
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:42:38 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Highlights sale!:
Cindy said, "A nice early Christmas present... Highlights is buying a non-fiction article on a pillbug scientist that I wrote years ago, literally. They've had it for 21 months, so I'm thrilled they're buying it. Part of it explains how to create your own..." more
Friday, December 11, 2009 2:51:41 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Agent Appreciation Day!:
Cindy said, "This blog is almost totally inactive, except for times like now when it's not! Must acknowledge my fabulous and funny agent Chris Richman with Upstart Crow Literary."
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:13:22 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Rutgers One-on-One:
Cindy said, "I just received word that I've been accepted to the Rutgers One-on-One conference in October. I'm so excited! I'm hoping two of my Cyntenced to Write critique partners will be there as well. And my wonderful agent, Chris Richman of Upstart Crow..." more
Monday, August 3, 2009 1:07:29 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Vacation pictures:
Cindy said, "I've made this blog inactive-- too busy with writing projects and so much freelance work that I can barely keep up. But... where else do I post my wonderful vacation photos? We just got back from Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks. I hadn't visited..." more
Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:32:32 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Some numbers:
Cindy said, "47 days walking on crutches1 day walking in a boot? days before being able to drive again3 manuscripts copyedited or proofread in the past two weeks 400 pages (approximately) edited for these clients 42 pages of SAMMIE SHERMAN written as the first..." more
Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:17:17 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled "Catastophe for the apostrophe!":
Cindy said, "The abuse of apostrophes is already so great that this is a sad day (as reported by the Associated Press): England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they're confusing and old-fashioned."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:17:25 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Update:
Cindy said, "My mobility has been limited by foot surgery a month ago. But it's given me a chance to finish the first draft of my chapter book, now titled SAMMIE SHERMAN AND THE ROTTEN, STINKIN' BROWNIES. I've also finished rebuilding my website,..." more
Saturday, November 1, 2008 2:29:24 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled :
Cindy said, "We recently spent a fun day at a San Diego science museum. Can you spot the typo in the second photo?And this is such a good exercise. When you read the sentence from the first photo, how many "Fs" can you find? I had to question my copyeditor..." more
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:24:33 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Highlights contract!:
Cindy said, "I received a contract today for my article for Highlights' Gallant Kids feature. It's about a couple of Girl Scouts who made fleece blankets for the seals and sea lions at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. I don't have any clue when it might be..." more
Monday, October 6, 2008 8:32:29 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled A nice surprise from SCBWI conference:
Cindy said, "I attended a fun Editors' Day today for the Orange County/Ventura/San Bernardino chapters of SCBWI. And I won second place for my new middle grade WIP, MY MOM LOVES ALL THE OTHER BROWNIES MORE THAN ME. It was a complete surprise and a good kick in..." more
Sunday, September 7, 2008 11:02:32 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled New writing job:
Cindy said, "I'm thrilled to start a new freelance job working for an educational publisher. It's going to be a wonderful opportunity to use both writing and editing skills in a fun, non-fiction format. What's especially nice is that this project targets second..." more
Monday, September 1, 2008 6:08:35 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Vote for the best dog ever!:
Cindy said, "I don't think the link below his name works, but go to www.ocregister.com to vote for DD, cutest dog in Orange County!"
Saturday, August 30, 2008 11:35:23 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Vacation pictures/fun quiz:
Cindy said, "I haven't posted for a month and here's part of the reason why... an amazing vacation in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.I stumbled across this quiz and loved it... great fun! http://www.helloizzy.com/tests/the-commonly-confused-words-testAnd I..." more
Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:44:12 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled NYT article on literacy and the internet:
Cindy said, "A very interesting story in The New York Times this morning about literacy and the effects of teenagers' doing so much of their reading on the internet. I've included a portion I found particularly disturbing. (Though it's somewhat ironic that I..." more
Thursday, July 24, 2008 6:53:55 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Writing Tips:
Cindy said, "I've published some tips on how to become a better writer, originally published in Writers' Digest magazine. They're on my website at www.secondsetofeyes.com. I think I need to create a permanent page for the tips because they provide the simplest..." more
Monday, July 14, 2008 4:32:14 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Not so "great":
Cindy said, "Ouch! The educational system in this country definitely needs reform! (And I'm very sorry to say this is my daughter's school.)"
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:51:24 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled More pictures:
Cindy said, "Here are a couple more photos from our vacation, just because they're so beautiful. The one on the top is from Echo Lake again. The one on the bottom is from the American River, near Strawberry."
Sunday, July 6, 2008 8:06:10 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Not everyone should work as a copyeditor...:
Cindy said, "Would you hire this person as a copyeditor or proofreader? (Name deleted to protect the not-so-innocent.)From craigslist:Hi there! My name is ------ and I am offering my services as an editor/proofreader. I have 5 years of experience in the editing..." more
Saturday, July 5, 2008 6:39:04 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled A vacation from writing:
Cindy said, "We just spent a wonderful week at Tahoe and other parts of the Sierra. I thought I'd do lots of writing, but realized what I really needed was to relax, be with family, and rejuvenate. I've posted a couple of photos from Echo Lake, my favorite spot..." more
Friday, June 27, 2008 2:53:23 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Typo Eradication Advancement League!:
Cindy said, " Aren't these pictures great? They're from a blog written by a fellow Dartmouth alum named Jeff Deck. He traveled the country for months to find and fix typographical articles. He and his friends call themselves the Typo Eradication Advancement..." more
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:14:38 AM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Writing retreat!:
Cindy said, "I'm back from the most wonderful writing retreat weekend with my talented writing partner, Tracy Walton. We holed up in a hotel that was midway between our homes. Other than splitting a bottle of wine in the evening, we did little but WRITE. No..." more
Friday, June 20, 2008 11:11:27 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Realtor website errors:
Cindy said, "How would you like to be represented by a real estate agent who has this listed on his/her website? ( haven't even tried to highlight all the punctuation errors.)Ladera Ranch California is located just south of the incorporated city of Mission..." more
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:20:58 PM
Cindy Sherwood wrote a blog post titled Free critique by The Editor!:
Cindy said, "A great opportunity for writers--a free critique of the first 20 pages of your YA or MG novel by The Editor! Go to theeditor.com for details.Oh, I hope I win... I could so use some feedback right now for the MG I wrote years ago and am completely..." more