http://katarzynaradzka.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:11:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Never in a million years would I have thought that someone would take my work and use it as their own. Plagiarised my writing.  Not a few sentences, but the entire piece, word for word.   Upside: someone likes my writing   Downside: someone stole my writing   What do I do about it?   I've contacted someone ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/09/21/should-i-be-angry/   Each time I send off a story to a magazine my stomach turns and I start to panic. Did I run the spell check? Did I check grammar? Coherence? Structure? Presentation? Did I remember to include my contact details on the email?   Sending out queries is stressful. Sending out articles requested ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/09/16/stressful-moments/   Normally my output would be greater than it has been but lately it has hit a slump and everyday it feels like I am climbing up hill. I've got many ideas in my head but I'm not sure how to bring them to fruition. One at a time is the ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/09/09/pursuing-our-dreams/   Not every month can be as productive as we'd like them to be. Sometimes holidays are necessary and time off is OK. It's even recommended. My output for August was OK. Plus it's summer so I'm allowed to relax and enjoy the sun. A slacker is not something I'd call ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/09/01/august-sum-up-september-here-i-come/   My mind is blank for new query ideas once again. I feel a little lost. Everything I come up with seems like total crap that I'd be embarrassed to send out to magazines.   I want to increase my chances of getting more publication credits this year and to continue on to ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/08/31/running-out-of-ideas-look-inward/   Writing is tough. Writing a novel is easy. Writing a decent novel is difficult. Writing a good novel is a challenge. Rewriting is the hardest part. Over the years, the past 12 or so, I've managed to write and destroy about eight works in progress. Each one at about 60-80,000 words. ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/08/19/writing-rewriting-and-doing-it-all-over-again/   At about the same time I started this writing blog, I also started working on a blog that's about my life in Poland, and the country itself. I wanted to write about the way of life, the culture, the politics, my opinions and views, and my life in this beautiful ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/08/16/life-writing/   I'm sorry for being away from this blog for a good two weeks now but I was on holiday in the Tatra Mountains in Zakopane. One condition of my holiday was no Internet and no computer access. So the trusty and reliable lap top had to stay at home as ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/08/15/a-break-from-writing/   I've managed to land another short assignment. I'm very excited about it and it's all thanks to following up. I sent the original query at the beginning of June and had received no reply. At the beginning of this week, I sent the editor a quick follow up and two ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/08/01/july-sum-up/ After yesterday's hasty post, I started to look around the web for some more information on journalism and ethics. It's a topic I find interesting and for a writer, one starting out as well as the professional, it is important. For me, to be a writer is to put words on ... http://katarzynaradzka.today.com/2009/07/30/trust-the-media/