I have been accused of being an old-fashioned editor. I edit or correct grammar and punctuation the way I’ve always…
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JD Salinger's Death Reminds Us that Sometimes We Need Only Write a Good Book
The other day I wrote a post about author J.D. Salinger’s death for my Jewish Issues Examiner column, but I…
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How Does a Professional Editor Work with a Writer?
I spend a lot of my time working as a freelance nonfiction editor. Although I do work with many writers…
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A Writer’s Check List for Finished Written Work
Tomorrow marks the end of the Write Nonfiction in November 2009. I had one more guest blog post, but it…
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Editing IS Marketing: Boning Up on First Impressions
Since we are on the topic of editing (see yesterday’s post), I thought we should follow that line of thinking…
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Ten Top Editing Errors to Avoid
Yesterday we discussed query letters and how to make them immaculate. However, all the writing nonfiction writers turn in to…
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Five Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter
If you want to sell your nonfiction writing, at some point you’ll have to write a query letter. This holds…
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