August 15, 2016
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Just like there are no two identical trees in a forest, there could not be two identical people, an old friend of my parents used to say. That was his way of encouraging us to be different and celebrate our uniqueness. Every time I notice a tree growing outside of a grid – similar to…
August 9, 2016
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From the very first time I read this poem by Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, I was fascinated by its lapidary. To capture so beautifully and succinctly the real meaning of love is truly a work of art and a gift I wish I had possessed. Even though I was instantaneously…
August 7, 2016
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Have you ever wonder if there are unspoken rules about how to get published in academic publishing? If so, keep reading. In this post, I share my set of rules thoughtfully gathered by the coworkers from Longwoods Publishing. Working for an academic publishing company has it’s undeniable privileges. You get to rub elbows with smart…
September 13, 2015
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Every once in a while person working as a managing editor will meet with someone who, upon learning about their profession, will ask the question: what does managing editor do? The natural response “manages day-to-day business of a magazine or a journal” may be just right for some but most people who have never set…
May 14, 2015
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Industry-specific knowledge is often taken for granted. Take publishing, for example. How to tell who’s who in editorial? Today I will try to explain what each editorial title means and how to tell who’s who in the world of editorial. For people in the publishing business the difference between a copy editor and a managing…