RR#1: Ch. 13; "The Submitter's Dilemma;" and "What Editors Want"

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 1 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, August 31st

• Course Blog, Syllabus, & Introductions
• Activity: Why do I write, and What Makes a Writer?
• Google Drive Setup in ECOBE 217
• Homework
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• Laplante, Ch. 13
• "The Submitter's Dilemma" by Becky Tuch (under READINGS)
• "What Editors Want" by Lynne Barrett (under READINGS)
• Complete RR#1 by midnight on Wednesday, 9/5

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