Just learnt that she started boxing at 28, had her first fight at 29, basically winning the US Nationals with under 2 years of training before going on to have an amazing pro career!
Heard about it from a Japanese coach and it sounds pretty interesting. We usually see japanese boxers go HAM during sparring but from what I gather, they actually spar without making contact most of the time (i.e. "mass boxing, kind of like Thai muay thai fighters) so when it's time to contact spar they go all out so as to balance it.
I've gotten really interested in how marketing and advertising evolved over time, from old-school print ads and traveling salesmen all the way up to modern digital stuff, but I don't really know where to start reading!
Doesn't have to be super academic, I'm just looking for something well-researched and readable.
Also open to recommendations on specific eras or industries if you know a good niche book (like the history of Coca-Cola's marketing, or how cigarette companies advertised before regulations came in, stuff like that).
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Read some old threads that said it's not really a fleshed out game, more of a tech demo. Now that it's been out a while, is it worth picking up?
I try sneaking but that almost never works too haha
Not sure if it's a difficult piece! At least it ain't Beethoven 13 or Schoenberg!
Just curious! Because BO = not revenue generating
Basically reached out to her because we've worked on some stuff in the past and asked if there were any opportunities because I'm quite interested in the area. She said let's chat and booked 20 mins so I can also understand her role fully - any tips or insight into what to expect?
Want to dust off the cobwebs and play something for my wedding and am looking for suggestions! Ideally something short too, so maybe 3 minutes max so as not to bore the audience (they aren't very big fans of classical lol)
I heard blanching soaked beans in hot water with baking soda can help but I haven't tried it myself yet!
Read https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uhn7okjCdZLmz7f3AQDtOfp9VBGBFcEUzwwYOaeZWpg/edit?tab=t.0 and it says that it's a bad idea and it's much better to build it towards magic/elemental. I had no idea that phys summons dont get source benefits too!
Quick situation and looking for a gut check from people who've been here.
A while back I had a short piece published in an online lit journal. Later I expanded it into a full novel which a publisher is now picking up. They're asking me to take the original short story offline because of the overlap.
Just wanted to ask if this was the norm and if it's socially acceptable to request the journal to remove my work? It's a relatively small-ish purely digital journal if that matters (0 compensation too haha).
I heard that playing Thief 2 helps but isn't it on a totally different system than Thief 1 (which is what Black Parade runs on I believe)?
A recent flash fiction piece of mine made the longlist for SmokeLong Quarterly’s Award for Flash Fiction. The longlist was 52 pieces selected from about 1,200 entries.
I’ll be querying a verse novel soon (once I’ve revised it further), and I’m wondering whether this is the kind of credit worth mentioning in a query letter. I know it’s not a win or shortlist, and it’s for flash rather than a full-length work, but it does seem like a fairly selective placement.
Would agents see this as a legitimate writing credential worth one brief mention in the bio paragraph, or is it still too small/unrelated to matter for a verse novel query?