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Category Archives: editing
The Value of Critiquing Partners
Today I want to talk about the advantages of having a critiquing partner. When you are professionally published, you have an editor who reviews your content and tells you what works and what doesn’t and what should be removed or … Continue reading
Posted in editing, fantasy novels, Series, Writing
Tagged Authors, critiquing, editing, independent publishing, Reading, Writing
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What I Do All Day
I retired from teaching many years ago. Shortly before I retired I was getting my hair done in the beauty parlor and commenting to the beautician about how wonderful it would feel to retire. A woman who happened to be … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, editing, fantasy novels, Learning, Promotion, Publication, Writing
Tagged advertising, Authors, editors, novels, research
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Our Changing Grammar
As a fan of the original Star Trek series, I well recall Scotty saying on occasion, “Ya canna break the laws of physics, Captain.” Well, the laws of physics may be immutable, but the laws of grammar definitely are not. … Continue reading
Wearing My Editor Hat
As some of you know, I am a free-lance editor. I’ve been doing a big editing job for the Sarasota County Department of Health, an affiliate of the Florida Department of Health, so I have my “editor’s hat” on. For … Continue reading
Grammar Still Matters
In this age of social media, when people post everything from what they ate at their most recent meal to political and social commentary, often in haste and with little regard to spelling and grammar, we may well conclude that … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Spelling and Grammar, Writing
Tagged editing, grammar, language, spelling, usage
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On Letting Go
In my previous blog I wrote about books so enjoyable that you don’t want them to end. Now I must confess that writers sometimes feel that way about a book they are writing. We tend to fall in love with … Continue reading
Posted in editing, fantasy novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged Authors, E. Rose Sabin, editors, fantasy, ideas, novels, Seduction of the Scepter, Writing
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