john michael white
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Really nice pics, Doug. I enjoyed them. I especially enjoyed the fly fishing pictures on your flickr page. All of those loook like they could be the cover of a fly fishing mag or in a gear catalog.
Welcome. I look forward to learning from your input on this board.
Scored a zero, no lie.
Based on your information, below is how your score compares to those of others with similar demographic information.
Your score: 0
Gender: Male
Age range: 30-39
Best score for your gender and age range: 0
Highest score for your gender and age range: 14640 ( Perfect )99 ( High )
I assume your monitor is calibrated, and that is not the problem.
Tagging on to what John B. said about web hosts, I have been very happy with Zenfolio.
The writing and submissions process is all new to me. So far, I have learned quite a lot. However, it has also raised a few more questions.
I have been reading some books on writing, and as a result I have revised the two essays I have written. Unfortunately, I had already submitted these essays three months ago, before I heard about this book. Consequently, I thought the essays were good when I submitted them, but know I see how much better the revised versions are as a result of what I have learned.
Is it ever o.k. to resubmit a manuscript that you feel is much better than the origional submission, or will this get you blackballed?
Second, let’s say your essay is 600 words, and the magazine you want to submit it too says submissions should be 750 – 1000 words. Should I not submit the essay to this magazine because it is not 750 words? I don’t think adding 150 words to meet the minimum would help the essay. It is concise and was origionaly written for different word requirements of 600 words.
This is all excellent advice, and I appreciate all of the replies. Please keep them coming.
I enjoy writing and photography, and would like to see if I can get work published. However, I don’t have grand aspirations to make a living as a writer/photographer. I also have a day job, as it seems most do, so this will be more of a side interest for me.
I would love to make money at writing and photography, but this brings me to question my motives. Do I want people to know who I am? Do I want to make money? Or, do I want to develope my talents and share them for others to enjoy? The more I have considered these questions, the more I believe in the latter answer. If any monetary profit comes to me as well, then that is a bonus.
I have always wanted to write something, initialy a book. About a year ago, I started writing a book. To date, I have the first three chapters written. Then I seemed to hit a block, and wanted to focus more on photography, so the book project went to the back burner. As I concentrated on photography, I continued to hear that it was easier to get photos published if they were accompanying an article. This renewed my interest in writing. I liked the idea of working on esssays, which are shorter and easier in scope and could someday possibly be incorporated into the book.
It has been said over and over: “Write about what you know”. This is what pointed me to the style of writing I have chosen. I am a thoughtful and reflective person. Therefore, I enjoy creative essays and books that bring out the passion and experience of a particular subject. This is what I strive to tap into.
I love A River Runs Through It, and honestly, Norman McClean has been a huge inspiration for me. If he could write that book at 70 some odd years old, then I figure I still have time, Lord willing.
The outlets for publication do seem quite limited, as far as magazines go. The online magazine idea has crossed my mind, as well as Zach’s idea of a blog. These avenuse might generate some exposure, and would give me valued practice.
If I was to submit essays to an online magazine or mainstream magazine, and they were published, would this bar me from using them in a book at a later date? What about if I put my essays on a personal blog?
Nice job John. Man that is nice to be able to apply those filters in post. What program are you using to do that in, NIK software?
As a former bass fisherman, I can attest that you really captured the feel of bass fishing with those images.
Really sorry to hear this Aaron, ….just unbelievable. It makes me really thankful for The Itinerant Angler forum, and how Zach has run it, and of course the trust and mutual respect from people here. After perusing some other site’s forums, it really is sad the trash you find out there, and that a high percentage of the content is not even about fishing! It is sad that in this day and age, a writer has to worry about this type of trash and malice that would not be possible without the internet.
