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Revising Your Manuscript: Fourteen Questions to Ask Yourself
6 June 20081) Can you summarize the story in about a sentence or two?
Example:
Three daughters try desperately to save their father from his conniving new wife.
A cop has to fight a losing battle with the bottle and discover the identity of a serial killer.
2) Have you checked spelling, grammar and formatting?
Make the editor’s job easy and you’ll […]
Wet Squirrels And Writing Projects
17 May 2008Immediately outside of my front office window hanging at eye level from what must be a mulberry bush is a colorful hanging birdfeeder dish that I set up for the cardinals who frequent my area. Naturally, this easily accessible feeder is also regularly visited by squirrels despite my regularly leaving a copious amount of seeds […]
Starving Writer Syndrome
6 May 2008Symptoms:
Cutting costs by eating ketchup soup (one tablespoon ketchup to one cup hot water)
Listening to people who insist writers can’t prosper financially
Believing that no sane person would ever pay you for your writing
Desperate attempts to sell your writing in all the wrong ways and places…because that’s “what other writers do”
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Five Common Errors to Correct Before Submitting a Letter or Report
20 April 2008First impressions count in writing too! So it is always a good idea to carefully check documents such as letter, reports, and proposals before submitting them. Below are five of the most common errors.
1. The document isn’t tailored for its audience. For example, a proposal does not speak to a client in a “you” tone. […]