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<p>Oh, barnacles and leeches are part of the turf. Scrape them off
when possible. Tech is tough, and there are only a handful of
really good tech editors, all easily worth their weight in
Scottish malted beverages. There are those who fall back on their
MFAs when they don't understand stuff, hiding behind construction
mastery, rather than communication mastery. <br>
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<p>And some of those MFAs are right as rain. You know who you are.
Track.Comments.Off.<br>
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<p>Cash checks. Laugh a little. Scrape barnacles. Hunt new markets.
Shower, rinse, repeat. Quality is rare (and to be admired) in this
life, but bills don't cease.<br>
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<p>Best,</p>
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<p>Make a list. Call or email ten editors. Think of five
pitches, tailor them for each editor. Rinse, repeat.</p>
<p>Uber is definitely easier. Go to Monster.com and look up
tech writer gigs in your area-- there are plenty of them,
contract and W2. Wash your chinos and a nice shirt, shave,
and do interviews. <br>
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<p>Today is a good day to start, because each day, your
overhead costs are not going down.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
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