Brian Dear's blog reprinted in the San Diego Reader

By at 1:05 am Tuesday, Jun 8

Blogger Brian Dear has landed a sweet deal to have a month's worth of his blog posts reprinted as a cover story in the San Diego Reader -- he even got some sweet cash in the deal. He's blogged the story of his deal:
My first thought: scam. I mean, who is this guy? Why is he writing to me, right out of the blue? I don't know him from Adam. And, if this guy is from the Reader, then why was he using what appeared to be a personal email address (not sdreader.com)? So, I looked up the phone number for the San Diego Reader and called.

I asked for Jim Holman. The receptionist wanted to know what this was regarding. I told her I just a moment ago got this email from Mr. Holman saying he wanted to pay me for an article and I am calling to see if this is for real. She put me on hold and then sure enough, I was talking with Jim Holman.

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