HeyJaredThe Book of Mary
Bringing my passion for archives and researching together with my desire to write
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Much more than writing (opens the original)
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I am not saying writing a novel is the easy part, because it is not, but the business part of being an author is a whole other set of skills. I’m not just talking marketing and PR which are absolutely a specific set of necessary skills. But there are also technical things I never imagined. Things that I have to get right since I am an independent author. It is fun for me to figure out the various ways to reach people and hopefully have them buy something. From my email list of everyone I know to
Curiosity (opens the original)
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Remonstrance and complaints (opens the original)
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I often say to folks when talking about archives is that a document from 100 years ago could be written tomorrow. We as people may use different words, but we complain about the same things, celebrate the same things and often have similar opinions about the world around us. 1When I worked at the City of Portland Archives, there were often letters to the city and responses that were part of the council record that are as relevant today as they were then. I went looking for an example to share an
What gets covered at an Archives Conference? (opens the original)
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I attended the Society of American Archivists Annual meeting virtually this year. While some folks met in person in New Orleans (in late July), I sat at my computer on the Whova app making sure I adjusted the time zone so I didn’t miss the sessions I wanted to attend.A friend asked me at dinner on the Saturday night after the conference what happens at an archivist conference? She said she didn’t mean to sound sarcastic, but she couldn’t quite imagine what the sessions would be about. I did unde
An example of getting started (opens the original)
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I recently received editor feedback for a post I wrote about archival research for the Sisters in Crime blog asking for more information about how to find archival collections and how to access them. They asked for a couple of sentences. I did my best to keep it short, however since archival materials are unique, the collections of them are also unique. While each archives or special collection may share the same or similar protocols for handling materials, use of cameras, and security, how they
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