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Whack Wordiness Part 3: Keep Your Writing Motor Running

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by Barbara McNichol “Writings are useless unless they are read, and they cannot be read unless they are readable.” – Theodore Roosevelt After encouraging writers to quit rambling when crafting their paragraphs and chapters, I want to make sure you don’t stall out. What techniques can keep your motor running smoothly? Take these four tips [...]

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Who’s This Book For, Anyway?

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by Barbara McNichol Do you admire people who do what so many only dream of—write a definitive nonfiction book on a subject they care passionately about ? These experts also care enough to turn their manuscripts over to an editor for improving structure, tone, clarity, word choice, and more. Yet even with all these elements [...]

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Whack Wordiness Part 1

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by Barbara McNichol As you revise, proofread, and finalize what you’ve written, whack all the extra words you can to sharpen your message in compelling ways. Eliminate extraneous phrases such as: “there is” and “there will be” e.g., There will be many candidates who are already planning to move. Better: Many candidates may be already [...]

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