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Well we are kicking off our first Artcast with an Art Note in which we discuss articles published here on BeYourArt.com. Our speakers are Judah Mahay, creator of BeYourArt.com, and John Sleek, a mass media expert.

The article being discussed is “Adopt the Professional Attitude” by Shirley McKee.

Also, you can send suggestions of articles you want to be added to Art Notes by emailing artnotes@beyourart.com. Though most articles will be from BeYourArt.com we are more than willing to consider articles elsewhere.

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Excerpt of the article:

“There will be a time when you will have opportunities to meet with editors and agents. The Professional Attitude is more important now than at any other time. A meeting with an editor should begin with eye contact and a firm handshake. If you are proposing a book, be able to summarize the book in one or two sentences, including the genre. They will tell you never to be negative, but what I’m going to say will sound negative…(read more)”

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