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Sunday, February 09, 2003So, anyway....you know that when you switch from a computer that used, for example, Word Perfect to a new one that used Works, that you have to go through everything, make sure the formatting is correct. We all know that. And you save it in Rich Text Format -- .rtf -- because that's the best and only way to send an attachment. But, did you know that after you have all this saved up, that if you *then* install Microsoft Office, it'll make all you rtf's word docs? And then your formatting will be messed up again? And then when you submit your work to a magazine it'll be all messed up and you'll feel *this* tall, professional and smart? This, my fellow writers, is this week's lesson. ::bow:: Now I'm off to lick my wounds. Fortunately I realized it right away, shot off an apologetitc letter, and now I'm going to go through all my short stories and fix the @#*%!! formatting. Again. I moved my radio nearer to the computer so that I'd stop wearing out my cd's, and listen to the substantial tape collection I have...rediscovering things I'd forgotten that I owned. R.E.M.'s New Adventures in High Fi is now playing. ("I don't know what I'm hungry for, I don't know what I want anymore.") Permalink Cindy scribed this at 11:44 AM 0 comments |