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Category Archives: Editing

Should You Work with a Ghostwriter?

A woman who wanted to write about her “interesting life” called me recently. She asked...

A Writer is a Curator

Next time you go to an art gallery or museum— even virtually— consider what connects...

Building Your Book

An aspiring author recently asked me if I had a template for book genres. For...

Self-Publishing Steps

You may have heard (probably from me) that I’ve just published a new book, The...

Digital v. Print

If you Google “digital books versus print books” you’ll find plenty of posts about the...

Punctuation’s Purpose

Do you have writing tics? Words that you habitually use repetitively? Maybe we should call...

What is Canadian English?

Jon Hamm makes much of his Canadian roots on Skip the Dishes TV ads. Joking...

Be Clear on Reader Results

I met a new contact on Linkedin who is an international business coach. Her main...

Why Talking Aloud Improves your Writing

Are you writing a nonfiction book? Congratulations! Maybe you’re thinking about it, but haven’t started...

Good Editing Adds by Taking Away

Kill your darlings. It’s an expression fiction writers use to refer to deleting a character...

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