I'm a published writer (sort of)
http://www.bostonnow.com/print_edition/BostonNOW%209-24-07.pdf - Have a look at the top of page 5.
I admit that I've been trying for ages to get printed in that, regularly submitting articles that I thought offered amusing insights into a Scottish immigrant's view of life in America. Out of all those, they selected some drivel I wrote about biscuits and then cut out the funny bit, making me sound like a middle-aged Radio Times reader submitting a household handy hint.
It's not easy having editors, is it?
I admit that I've been trying for ages to get printed in that, regularly submitting articles that I thought offered amusing insights into a Scottish immigrant's view of life in America. Out of all those, they selected some drivel I wrote about biscuits and then cut out the funny bit, making me sound like a middle-aged Radio Times reader submitting a household handy hint.
It's not easy having editors, is it?