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Words to Eliminate
“The dealership is holding a sales event over Memorial Day weekend.” “Yesterday’s rain event in Oklahoma caused widespread flooding. However, tomorrow should bring only minimal shower activity.” “The… more →
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Words to Eliminate
wrote 1 day ago: “The dealership is holding a sales event over Memorial Day weekend.” “Yesterday’s rain event in Okla … more →
A writer's world: the fair art of copy editing
wrote 3 days ago: It’s a little-recognised facet of being a novelist, and one that most of us dread: copy editin … more →
Massaging and Harmonizing
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wrote 4 days ago: A friend in the business world who shares my distain of overstuffed language sent me this beauty tod … more →
New Samples
wrote 4 days ago: Short announcement! New samples are going up on the Sample page. Head on over and check them out. Ri … more →
Immigrate, Emigrate, Migrate
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wrote 5 days ago: Immigrate means to come to a country: Ricardo immigrated to the United States. Emigrate means to le … more →
Calling All Small Businesses and Authors - It's Back!
wrote 6 days ago: Here is another chance for quality editing services at a low-cost. Rivet Ink Editing Co. will offer … more →
Are Your Paragraphs Too Long?
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wrote 6 days ago: Paragraph-(capitulum) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today Lorelle (if you blog you should be reading ‘Lo … more →
Announcing 88press
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wrote 1 week ago: The old publishing model is dying. To reuse an analogy I’m fond of, the asteroid has hit and the din … more →
How Delightful!
wrote 1 week ago: On May 10 the Los Angeles Times ran a front-page article about the most pervasive buzzword in the co … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Accepting submissions for editing and collaborative writing. While website is in the works… XX … more →
Common Spelling and Grammar Mistakes
wrote 1 week ago: I’m glad that I’ve worked as a copyeditor. Since then I reread everything I write. … more →
Academic writing: what I will and won't do
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wrote 1 week ago: I have written about this before, but you know what’s been annoying me recently? Dodgy ‘ … more →
Warning: Mispelt Signs Ahead
wrote 1 week ago: A co-worker and fellow author suggested I start this blog by saying: I have … more →
It's Just Personal
wrote 1 week ago: Many redundancies crop up around “personal” or “personally”: “I person … more →
Editing essentials: the good editing brief
wrote 1 week ago: I love a well-written editing brief. Concise but detailed enough to give a good idea of the tasks th … more →
ChanteSez ... Check the facts
wrote 1 week ago: I made a mistake last week. I made it because I took for granted how to spell the Facebook handle of … more →
Pay Up
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wrote 1 week ago: When it comes to getting your manuscript published, it’s not a bad idea to hire a professional … more →
Top 5 Tips for Better Writing
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wrote 1 week ago: Clients often ask, “What could make my writing better?” Some authors are new and just starting out. … more →
The Prefix "Be-"
wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been thinking. We use the prefix “be-” to suggest something is being added: T … more →
