Or, maybe just a bigger nerd.
In the "cool news" category, I sent my last post to the author of the original peice I read here. I got this in return:
Sara,
Thanks for the well written response to Mike Elgan's column about women in IT. You make some good points.
One of our bloggers, Chris Nerney, will be blogging about your post later today, and will be linking to your blog. You'll see his blog here:
http://blog.datamation.com/blog/
Two questions for you:
1) We'd be interested in reprinting your "Open Letter" article on our site, but only with your permission.
2) A fairly large chunk of our readers are software developers. Would you be interested in writing about life as a software developer? I ask because you have such an upbeat, energetic style, I think your articles would be popular. The pay would be ***edit*** for an article.
regards,
James Maguire
Never expected that! Very cool. Here is the blog response. My peice was published here., It was dugg? Then reddited? Then ... well, whatever you get it. Anyway, got a bunch of feedback. My favorite one was "Well, whatever she's still a bitch" my least favorite one was the guy who said I looked like an "average girl".
Also, this girl, put me on her blog. I don't know what a Smithian is, but I agree, I sound a lot like one. (assuming they are awesome).
So, stay tuned! I would really appreciate some ideas on what to write about! So much pressure to be funny... Also, I wonder if I'm going to be able to publish articles in two places, or if my GD posts will have to be separate?
In desking news my desk is done!! Hurrah! It took my dad 8 hours. He is a hero in anyone's book. I will be posting pictures as well as dev updates later today.
rock on!
I've had writing contracts with a license to use the work in print or in electronic media three months following publication ... limited to Websites that do not carry paid advertising or require paid access. I don't have ads, don't want ads, so that would work, but I decided I would rather not cross-publish because the mag audience is so different from the weblog audience. I don't think I could write for both at once. But if you want to you should be able to negotiate it into the contract.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I LOVE what you're doing here!
i dugg you. was i supposed to read the article too?
ReplyDeleteMy one true hero in the IT industry is Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. She is the mother of the modern compiled language (also know as the mother of COBOL). She is so influenical that she is the ONLY woman to have a US Navel vessel named after her. I saw a video of a speech she gave once, this woman totally ROCKS!!!!! I want to be just like her.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! Keep up the great work.
Mike
Congratulations, Sara! It's great that you were proactive in writing a response, and it's even better that the site had someone (an editor, I assume) paying attention to be able to offer you this great opportunity.
ReplyDeleteBTW, a Smithie is a graduate of Smith College, a women's college. FWIW, I also went to a women's college and I agree... you've got the spirit of liberated woman!