Category Archives: Editing

Wild Apostrophes

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

© 2012 JoAnn Reno Wray I haven’t read articles in the newspaper, seen Internet stories, nor heard it reported by TV newscasters, but I’m convinced a large herd of wild apostrophes has escaped from the punctuation zoo and is multiplying … Continue reading →

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Four Surprising Lessons

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

© 2011 Dennis E. Hensley Someone sent me an email recently with the header, “Twenty Classic Novels You’ve Probably Never Read.” Since I consider myself to be a well-read person (hey, I do have a Ph.D. in English, after all), … Continue reading →

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Silence Your Inner Editor

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

© Edie Melson, May 2011 Is your Inner Editor a friend or foe? For most of us the answer is dependent on where we are in the writing process. This overly helpful person lives inside most of us and comes … Continue reading →

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Writing Is Rewriting

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

© 2008 Marylane Wade Koch First comes the idea; the writer rushes to the keyboard to start that story or article. After hours or weeks of labor, the work is complete. How wonderful it feels! However, is the project really … Continue reading →

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