On 9 Mar 2007 08:51:59 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Actually, Harry is partially correct. A lot of what appears here is
sort of a "stream of consciousness" format. I don't edit, spell check,
etc and some of the sentences run on far too long. It's a tendency I
struggle with in things that actually matter, but the NG is simply
typewritten conversation and a lower standard applies.

I have a very good friend, known her for years, who is a freelancer in
the medical field. Very sharp and knows her stuff.

I swear to you, we've discussed her articles ad nauseam - she cannot
deliver a 1000 word article in under 2500 words. :) Almost
everything she does has to be broken into two parts.

One time she sent me an article she did about some strange type of
skin cancer and asked me what I thought of it. I replied with my
usual "you've got to gut this and get to the point" so she challenged
me to gut it and still make it meaningful. She would submit both
pieces and see which one was accepted.

I did, I won and she didn't speak to me for two weeks. :)