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Kaite Welsh I'm a project officer in the UK looking to move into management, but I'm finding myself on a career plateau. Do you think I should take some formal training? PRINCE2 is a popular piece of PM software, but training is expensive & I'm on a temporary contract (that keeps getting extended at the last minute, making it hard to convince my manager that I'm worth sending on any formal training) so I don't want to invest in sthing when I might not even be able to make my rent next month. Any ideas?

Riley Carson I've written a short (fiction) story. I'm now looking for two things: A literary agent that will take on an unpublished writer, and/or a writer's workshop that will help me develop my craft. I'm having a lot of trouble deciphering between the real thing and scams because to an amateur like me, there seems to be a hair's breadth worth of difference!

Kirk A. Norris 10 weeks ago I started a blog for a fiction story that I've been writing. My goal was to post a new chapter once a week. Though I've had a few gaps, I am now up to 11 chapters and back on track. So far I consider the experiment a success. I have picked up a few readers here and there (including a friend who gets on me if I haven't updated). Having an audience (even a small one) relying on me for content keeps me motivated. Read more about "Atlantis" at: http://atlantistheblog.wordpress.com/

Susan Johnston Loved this video about a hospital in Brooklyn that lets artists barter their creative skills for healthcare: http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/bartering-for-health-care Wonder if they'd let writers participate, too?

Cameron Plommer How do you decide whether to shop a post around to other blogger for a guest post and when to publish on your own blog? I just wrote this piece, but I'm not sure if I want to publish on my blog, or shop it around to a bigger blog: http://www.econapps.com/?p=469&preview=true

Kaite Welsh For once, I'm in the mood to blog. It's something I want to start doing with greater frequency and I'm making a concerted effort to use my time more productively. The focus of my site is feminist and LGBTQ issues - anyone want to suggest a topic for me? Nothing's really grabbing my attention today.

Kirk Kittell I'm reading _A Short History of Nearly Everything_ by Bill Bryson, a non-scientist's wander through all kinds of science. I like it so far. I'm an engineer by training, so it's a bit humbling to concede that Bryson knows more technical trivia and history than I do. Last week, after a recommendation from a friend, I read Bryson's _A Walk in the Woods_, a story about his (partial) hike of the Appalachian Trail. Funniest book I've ever read -- highly recommended.