{"id":129,"date":"2007-01-12T05:29:42","date_gmt":"2007-01-12T13:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/2007\/01\/adapting-lll-articles-from-non-lll-sources\/"},"modified":"2007-01-12T05:29:58","modified_gmt":"2007-01-12T13:29:58","slug":"adapting-lll-articles-from-non-lll-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/2007\/01\/adapting-lll-articles-from-non-lll-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapting LLL Articles from Non-LLL Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Originally published in LLL US Western Division\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/em> Connections <em>#92, November\/December 2001<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When a Leader reads an essay in a parenting journal, an airline in-flight magazine, or a chapter in a book, she may think, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wow! What a great idea for a La Leche League publication!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Original topics for LLL articles can sometimes be elusive, and very often these non-LLL sources can provide an interesting basis or general outline for a piece in an ALL or an article for Connections or LEAVEN. Even just a simple title like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Three Ways to Improve Your Home Office\u00e2\u20ac\u009d might encourage you to snap out of writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bloc and get your own article written. These are some things to consider:<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Ask yourself if this topic is relevant to women in their role as Leaders and LLL administrators. Articles about time management techniques, stress relievers, and managing home offices might have points that would have relevance for all Leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Mention why this piece struck you as important.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Credit the original author, title, and publication somewhere in the beginning of your article.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Edit for a positive, respectful tone. You may need to remove sarcastic humor or harsh directives (such as, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shut the door so your toddler won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t disturb phone calls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d).<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Rewrite business (or other) jargon that may require more standard wording.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Mine this non-LLL piece for all of its ideas. Might there be several articles here, not just one?<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Develop, flesh out, and add relevant anecdotes and examples with an LLL flavor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Note \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Adapted for (publication name) by (your name)\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at the end of your article.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Include a copy of the original article with your adaptation when you submit to an editor, taking care to include the magazine or book\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s publication identification.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2    Use direct quotes accurately and sparingly. Quoting a single paragraph does not require permission from the copyright holder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published in LLL US Western Division\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Connections #92, November\/December 2001 When a Leader reads an essay in a parenting journal, an airline in-flight magazine, or a chapter in a book, she may think, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wow! What a great idea for a La Leche League publication!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Original topics for LLL articles can sometimes be elusive, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-la-leche-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathygrossman.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}