A Monday in mid-May, 1976. I walked into the Mobridge Tribune, considered the best weekly in South Dakota, to begin what was at the time considered the best combination
Category: Editing
Working–When It Works, It’s Beautiful
I heard a replay last weekend of an NPR interview with the late Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue. I was particularly struck by this quote from O’Donohue, who spoke often on leadership and creativity in corporations. … One of the loneliest things you can find is somebody who is in the wrong kind of… Continue reading Working–When It Works, It’s Beautiful
In Praise of Friends and Friends of Friends
David Cortner, who earlier this year took some of my scribblings and ideas and turned them into melanierigney.com, just finished some tweaks and updates to my editing business site, editorforyou.com. (Check it
The Supreme Word Goddess of the Universe
The first time I met Meredith Gould, she was rearranging the table and chairs for an editing panel in which she and I and another person were participating. You see, the table and chairs weren’t exactly aligned. I had to laugh; if she hadn’t done it, I would have. In the next hour, I learned… Continue reading The Supreme Word Goddess of the Universe