Bad wrap

FOUND ONLINE: This 2002 box-office bomb gets a bad wrap ...

This writer is talking about a movie that isn't as bad as first thought.

Generally, it would be bad rap, not bad wrap. One online dictionary defines bad rap as "Any unjustified condemnation: Microsoft gets a bad rap for a reason."

Another web site says "A bad wrap is an unappetizing sandwich made of fillings wrapped in a tortilla. A bad rap — otherwise known as a bum rap — is dishonor resulting from false accusations or trumped-up charges."

Bad rap fits here.

BLOG TO CHECK OUT: It's called Headsup: The Blog.

LINKS: On my web site, I have links to some of my stories online.

EDITORIAL GROUP: If you're a writer, editor or general freelancer, you might check out my Freelance Writers and Editors group on Yahoo! We've been really active lately, and I think we've become useful to each other.

WRITERS' GUIDELINES: If you want to write for magazines (or book publishers), check out the writers' guidelines on my Freelance Writers and Editors group on Yahoo!

CONTACT: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.

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• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers  

•  Editor with no experience

Blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Good Samaritan

• The PRESS cap and my friend Mike

• Watching TV

• No luck with Billy Sims

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!

Entries from The Dog Blog

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• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• 12-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

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(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

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• Wayne Auton: A life in racing