Q: Did you hear what the people are talking about over on the Mediabistro Bulletin Boards? A: No, I'm just a stupid deer.

If you haven't learned yet never to work without a contract, your lesson will come. It might come looking something like this.

Sure, one hand washes another but what if you keep washing and washing and washing? How helpful is a successful writer bound to be to other aspiring writers?

Is it necessary to put your photo on your web page? (Not if you look like this.)

How do you find out if a subject is really 'worthy' of a piece? Find out if they want to be written about, first.

Can you raise your rates with a new editor?

What do you do when your editor really, really changes your piece so that even the facts on you aren't correct? (Call the editor!)