From the monthly archives:

February 2012

What’s the Link Between Quality and Value in Your Writing?

in Book Writing

by Barbara McNichol When you select a dentist, no doubt you weigh many factors before making that appointment. Quality and value considerations top the list. I recently explored how book authors in my circle view the relationship between QUALITY and VALUE when it comes to improving their writing through editing. Not only did I bask in [...]

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Ways to Be Ruthless When Editing Your Own Writing

in Writing Tips

(Editor’s note: Last week, Jerry gave advice on being gentle when editing others’ writing but ruthless when editing your own. In this article, he provides specific ways of doing exactly that.) By Jerry Brown, APR (used by permission) Edit, edit, edit. Then edit some more. Be ruthless when editing your own copy. Don’t fall in [...]

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Ruthlessly Edit Your Own Writing and Be Gentle With Others

in Article Writing,Book Writing

By Jerry Brown, APR (used by permission) Good editing is a blessing, bad editing a curse. Unfortunately, there are more bad editors than good ones. The reason for this unfortunate situation is that too many of us don’t know when to quit editing other people’s copy and when to keep editing our own. Be ruthless [...]

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The Single Most Important Thing Authors Can Do Better

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by Barbara McNichol If you don’t want your editor spending copious amounts of time changing weak verbs into emotional or visual ones, what can you do? First, watch out for “is” words and their various cousins. Stay alert to phrases like “is happening” or “was being good”; change them to “happens” or “behaved.” Search out [...]

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