MBToolBox.com will be taking the afternoon off to join the ranks of long-haired, Journey-loving, greasy South-Side fans of the Chicago White Sox as we invite our second-favorite, first place team home with a parade. Don't stop believing! I will of course give you a wrapup of what people are talking about on the boards today.

The MBToolBox topic of the week: how do you recycle and resell your story ideas?

Anybody taken a writer's refuge?

Will taking a receptionist job at a magazine lead anywhere?

When billing a magazine for a pay-by-the-word freelance story, do I bill them for the number of words I submitted or the number of words actually published after the article was edited?

How do you break into the trade magazines?