The ides of March have come
Mar. 15th, 2006 10:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pbrayOn this date in 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated. Give credit to William Shakespeare for the fact that anyone remembers the month and day of his death.
FWIW, the "Ides of March" was a phrase that had special significance for Americans during those years when their income taxes were due on March 15th, providing everyone with the obvious death and taxes jokes. Sadly in the 1950s the due date was changed to April 15th, and thus comedians had to start searching for their own material.
For those who haven't seen it,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
alg has a great post on publishing as a business.
Some of the advice may seem obvious, such as "Act like an adult" and "Do your homework" but it's sad to say that many writers miss these obvious steps and need to have them spelled out.
FWIW, the "Ides of March" was a phrase that had special significance for Americans during those years when their income taxes were due on March 15th, providing everyone with the obvious death and taxes jokes. Sadly in the 1950s the due date was changed to April 15th, and thus comedians had to start searching for their own material.
For those who haven't seen it,
alg has a great post on publishing as a business. Some of the advice may seem obvious, such as "Act like an adult" and "Do your homework" but it's sad to say that many writers miss these obvious steps and need to have them spelled out.
