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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    Hmm. Guess I won't be getting an interview, then...
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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    Any updates on this?
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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    In-house or from outside the building?
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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    Anyone heard whether they've started interviewing candidates? Brought anyone in?
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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    And I can tell you that no one from AP or Palm Beach has been interviewed yet.
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    Sports columnist, Sun Sentinel

    I wonder how much they can realistically pay?
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    Ghost writing

    You'll more than earn your keep ghost writing: It can be damn thankless. So make sure you're paid well or it will be longest couple of months of your life. You will make compromises that you hate because, after all, it's not "your" book and your name won't be on it. So, again, make sure you make...
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    Ghost writing

    Sorry for the typos I'm on a blackberry
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    Ghost writing

    If the subject already as a book deal, make sure you see year book proposal. If there isn't one, this means you will have to work a lot harder. In other words, they have no idea what they want. Run or make sure you are going to get paid for this aspect.
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Irrelevant. This is an update story that quotes another publication for key facts. Fine for the readers of St. Paul. Not as APSE winner.
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Maybe you'll read all the entries before you vote next year, dooley.
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Look up the nexis version of the P-P story and compare it to the Post's. It is essentially 90 percent the same. It's just offensive, really, that the judges would whiff so badly.
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Re: APSE winner: Havent' I read this before? That's fine for the local readers. But how can you reward that with an APSE?
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Re: APSE winner: Havent' I read this before? The only real new stuff is at the bottom. And its ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY! How do you not lead with that when you are just regurgitating a previous story?
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    APSE winner: Haven't I read this before?

    Um ... does it seem like the APSE judges missed something? Here is the APSE Features winner for 125K for 2008: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32606721_ITM And here's the APSE Features winner for 125K for 2007...
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