[Courses] [Careers] Carla the Country Geek

Mary mary-linuxchix at puzzling.org
Mon Jan 31 11:20:45 EST 2005


On Sat, Jan 29, 2005, Carla Schroder wrote:
> I started picking up computer-fixing jobs, they just sort of floated in and 
> found me. My first writing sale was to Computer Bits Magazine in 1995, a 
> whopping $50 I got. Even better than money was editorial freedom, I pretty 
> much got to write about whatever I wanted. (Computer Bits is still alive and 
> kicking, which is quite amazing for an independent regional publication.) I 
> wrote about computer-related health issues, such as repetitive strain 
> injuries and chronic headaches. That evolved into a regular column "Happy 
> Healthy Computering."
> 
> Which then evolved into a computer column, "Basic Computing" in 1997. 
> Somewhere in there I discovered Red Hat Linux, and knew I had really found a 
> home. Then that evolved into "Business Linux."

Do you think your writing has improved since you started writing
professionally?

Is so, how did it improve? Through the work itself? Through extra
non-professional writing?

-Mary


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