Book reviews? Can I write some? Season BubbleGirl Author of A Doggy Diary and the explosive autobiography coming soon. www.bubblegirl.net - where individuality truly shines! Music Mash, puzzles, scrabble, Aussie's Playing Up, jokes, free ebooks -----Original Message----- From: "Greg Newby"<gbnewby@pglaf.org> Sent: 05/17/2005 6:33:37 AM To: "Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion"<gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] newsletter editors On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 12:15:28PM -0700, Michael Dyck wrote: > Greg Newby wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 06:45:29PM +0200, Marcello Perathoner wrote: > > > > > > I don't read the newsletter at all because its too confusing. > > > > We've been seeking newsletter editors for a *long* time. > > Given that Part 2 of the weekly newsletter is now generated > automatically, and Part 1 ("Founder's Comments") is written/compiled > by Michael Hart, it's unclear what a newsletter editor would *do*. > Is there a job description somewhere? Alice Wood used to be the newsletter editor, for a year or so. Michael picked this task up again reluctantly. The ideal scenario is for him to send in some "founder's comments" to the Part I newsletter editor, but not to do the whole thing. The main activity of the newsletter editor is to produce a weekly newsletter (also a monthly, but that's just extracted from the prior month's weeklies). The schedule is for a draft to go out on Sunday or Monday, then the newsletter to be released noon Wednesday (all US Central Time). The specific features etc. are up to the editor. We have ongoing needs for announcements, requests, etc., but the rest is open: how-tos, book reviews, quotes, interviews, events... It would also be nice to have active management of our newsletter archives, too. Qualifications include: - excellent attention to detail - proficient in written English - able to interact well via email (periodic phone calls as needed) - available during the deadline "crunch" times - proficient in "plain text" formating - interest in literary works - able to accept input & suggestions from many constituents My estimate is this would start at 6-10 hours per week. The time commitment could shrink (due to better efficiency and some automation) or grow (due to greater involvement in PG activities, and further outreach). It's feasible for there to be a team doing this, or a "main" editor plus some backup editors. Inquiries or suggestions welcome! -- Greg _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d