Beyond Layoff

As a pet guardian, one wouldn’t want to be asking this question - "What do I do if my dog may have eaten some rat poison?" ... but it’s exactly what I googled a week ago and found articles like this - Rat Poisoning in Dogs The other day, my wife and I got a scare when we found a packet of rat poison lying around where Leo, our Beagle was playing. Looking at the plastic wrapper, I realized where it was from – I had using a few cubes from that packet to place in a secure area in the garden infested with rats. A few cubes were remaining in the packet that I had left in the window ledge. Either the wrapper with the leftover cubes had fallen down or the cubes had rolled into the garden while Leo had been simply sniffing around. Either way, the fear of poisoning began gnawing in our minds.  An hour after that Leo had his food but vomited it   out and had peed near where he sat, something he rarely ever did. We read up on rat poisoning and most articles talked about the “golden ...

 The other day I was pleasantly surprised to receive a mail from McGrawHill that a royalty amount was due to me This brought back memories of the grind in writing the book going through the editorial cycle and finally holding a copy in hand My book was published much before the proliferation of self-publication and eBooks where one can simply push any good, bad or ugly piece of work online on the largest bookstore in the world with a click of a button. So here are my experiences. Working with a publisher Working with a publisher can be an exciting and rewarding experience, but it also requires clear communication, understanding, and patience. When you partner with a publisher, they handle many elements of the publishing process, from editing and design to marketing and distribution. A good publisher brings professional editors who help polish your manuscript, ensuring it’s free of grammatical errors, consistent in style, and engaging for readers. Editors may suggest content edits t...