Articles from Sigrid Macdonald | Selfgrowth.com
- Altering the Facts Makes for Great Drama but Poor History: A Review of Aaron Sorkin's movie "The Social Network"
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Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Sigrid MacdonaldAaron Sorkin earned a stellar reputation as the producer of "West Wing," an idealistic TV show about a smart and sophisticated American president with good ethics and equally good policies. Having high expectations for a Sorkin production, I was disappointed in his current release, "The Social ...
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- Six Days a Week -- A Review of "Travels with My Amp" by Greg Godovitz
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Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Sigrid MacdonaldIf you think that being a rock 'n roll star is glamorous and lucrative, think again. It's hard work with long hours and no paid holidays or vacations, according to Canadian rock legend Greg Godovitz. Bargain-basement accommodations on the way up leave much to be desired. And if you want to know ...
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( 5 votes) - Common Mistakes Writers Make: Conquering The Dreaded Apostrophe
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Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Sigrid MacdonaldAs a copy editor, I’ve edited almost 50 full-length nonfiction books and novels, as well as numerous short stories, blog posts, query letters, book proposals and even Hollywood biographies. Time and time again, I see the same mistakes made by both first time and seasoned writers. These include ...
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- Common Mistakes Writers Make: Can You Trust Your Spell-check?
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Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Sigrid MacdonaldSome writers are under the misguided notion that they can press the F7 key in a Word document, and most of their spelling and grammar errors will magically disappear. This is not so, as many of us have learned the hard way. Not only is the spell-check unable to correctly identify words that are ...
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( 3 votes) - Podcasting Your Way to Success
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Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Sigrid MacdonaldAbout two years ago, one of my science-fiction clients started a podcast series. Every week he would put a new chapter of his book on audio, and upload it to iTunes and MySpace. He had a tremendous following and I really admired his form of promotion, but I thought it would be too difficult ...
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( 2 votes) - Smart Women, Dangerous Choices: Part Two
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Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Sigrid MacdonaldRecently I wrote about women who were attracted to the wrong men, and I discussed one woman in particular that I knew who was drawn to a criminal. I received so many comments about that short article that I decided to write a slightly more in-depth sequel, asking the question “Why?” Why do ...
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- Smart Women, Dangerous Choices: Part One
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Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Sigrid MacdonaldSome women are attracted to bad boys. They may be alcoholics, married men, or men with an attitude like Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, or James Dean in Rebel without a Cause. The worst type of bad boy is a convict or an ex-con and sad to say, there are many women who fall for ...
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( 2 votes) - Clapton: The Autobiography
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Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Sigrid MacdonaldThose who are looking for sensationalism and all the pomp and glory that go along with being a rock god may be disappointed in Clapton: The Autobiography. Some people think that Eric Clapton came across as shallow in this memoir and that his behavior over the years, particularly to women, was ...
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- Mad or Bad?
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Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Sigrid MacdonaldAccording to PBS Frontline, there are over one million mentally ill inmates who will be released from prison in the United States within the next 18 months; the majority of these will not be able to function outside of a supervised environment, and will therefore be rearrested, after either ...
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( 1 vote) - It’s Never Too Late
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Submitted on May 17, 2005 from Sigrid MacdonaldMany of us make mistakes in our lives. We hurt other people and disappoint them. That doesn't make us bad people. We're all works in progress. We're bound to let each other down from time to time. That’s why it’s so important to learn how to say “I’m sorry,” and to accept other people’s ...
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