Re: commercial blogs and other commercial writing

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

I have had to decline journalistic assignments when they involved 
writing about people I know or have worked with.

jems

>Hi Mary Fran,
>For whatever you think they're worth, here are my thoughts:
>I work for a nursery garden centre.
>I write a weekly gardening column that has no connection to the nursery.
>I also write copy for several businesses upon request (and for a fee, of
>course.)
>My wife has a community social services research firm for which I'm
>occasionally the technical writer.
>Each bit of writing is stand-alone and true to itself.
>In 11 years of professional writing I have never been accused of a conflict
>of interest.
>You can drive yourself nuts and to the poorhouse worrying about what others
>think sometimes. Have a good grounding in what your ethics are, stay true to
>them and carry on writing.
>Dan
>
>The Good Earth Columnist
>Dan Clost's Greenscapes

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