The longer it takes to hear back from Chapel Hill, the more remote my chances are that they will call me in for an interview. And here I thought that they were interested. They did invite me to apply after all, and the Director had already told me once that she would love to hire me full time if a position were available. I guess there are no ( Read more... )

Wife was in Pizza Hut tonight with our 5 yr old daughter while it was robbed by a masked gunman. Luckily, it was quick and no one was hurt.

Meeting with the Acquisitions Editor on Monday about the book contract!
Wish me luck.

Anyone have any advice on book contract negotiations?

Welcome violet_memory!

ok, screw it.... I tried!

Was asked by my dept. chair to take his place at an upper management meeting/dinner this evening at the university with the provosts, deans, and chairs. Kinda cool. The Chancellor told us that she expects a significant raise this coming year for faculty, above and beyond what we've been getting for raises. Good news! Of course, if I'm at Chapel ( Read more... )

Ok, I'd like everyone on my friends list to respond. :) Oh, and this was taken from someone else's LJ a long time ago, but I'm not sure who started it.

In an anonymous response, tell me what you would do with me in a private, secluded place if you had 60 minutes and a clean get-a-way afterward.

Welcome kanadaicsaj!

We've done so much better training this dog of ours -- perhaps too well ( Read more... )

This is what one Acquisitions Editor sent me today:

I hope this email finds you well. After extensive review of your proposal for [My Book Title] with my Managing Editor, [Book Publisher Name] is excited to let you know that we would like to explore options of moving forward with your proposed project! To do this, I would like to arrange a ( Read more... )