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Five Great Quotations about Revising

���Easy writing makes hard reading.��� - Ernest Hemingway

���I think of rounds of editing as hammer time. Then, when they interrupt my writing, I can say... *shakes head* Nah, I just can't do it. Although when I come across a brilliant line, I do think, Can't touch this. And when I'm worried I'm overwriting a scene, I think, Hammer, don't hurt 'em.��� - Brent Weeks

���Be grateful for every word you can cut.��� - William Zinsser

���Writing is really rewriting - making the story better, clearer, truer.��� - Robert Lipsyte

���What I had to face, the very bitter lesson that everyone who wants to write has got to learn, was that a thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript one hopes to publish.��� - Thomas Wolfe

Need an editor? Having your book, business document or academic paper proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. Whether you come from a big city like Augusta, Georgia, or a small town like Funk, Ohio, I can provide that second eye.

 

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Re-read a story or a chapter of a book that you���ve really enjoyed. As reading, think about what made the passage beautiful. Apply those literary devices to your writing.

Need an editor? Having your book, business document or academic paper proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. Whether you come from an urban area like Akron-Canton, Ohio, or a rural community like Toadlena, New Mexico, I can provide that second eye.

 

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Editor���s 22nd book hits shelves this week

My 22nd book ��� Day Hiking Trails of Douglas County ��� went on sale Monday.

The guidebook describes more than a hundred in and around Wisconsin���s northwestern most county. Among the great trails featured:
��� Miles of shoreline along the world���s largest freshwater lake
��� A 16-story waterfall that is fourth highest this side of the Rockies
��� Paths that retrace the steps of ancient portages
��� Routes beside a scenic river popular with American presidents
��� Hikes through woods full of rare, delicious berries

Most of the trails are clustered around Superior, Poplar/Brule and Solon Springs/Gordon. The book is available in paperback and on Kindle ebook.

Need an editor? Having your book, business document or academic paper proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. Whether you come from an urban area like California's Orange County or a rural area like Loving County, Texas, I can provide that second eye.

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Writing Inspiration: Volunteer your skills

If volunteering to ladle food onto plates of the hungry isn���t your thing, that doesn���t mean you can���t make a difference at the soup kitchen. Put your writing skills to work by offering to write press releases, brochures, or other promotional materials for a social cause that you feel strongly about.

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Good advice: Council vs. counsel vs. consul

Similar pronunciations often lead to confused spellings. Such is the case with these three words.

A council is an administrative body, such as a city council. Hence, The Los Angeles City Council approved additional funding for its police force.

A counsel is an attorney. The word also can serve as a verb meaning to give advice. Both a council and a counsel can counsel you.

A consul is a diplomat who represents a government and helps his country���s citizens while in another nation. For example, San Dominican���s consul kept his American office in New York City.

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Writing Inspiration: Do what you love

When pursuing your dream, focus on doing what you love not what brings in money. Many people who really want to be novelists take jobs as journalists and ad writers. That���s fine if they enjoy that kind of work but often it simply means deferring their dream. During today���s writing session, do not worry if your novel will sell or if it has the keywords that marketing gurus want so it can be easily found on the web. Simply write and know that if you do what you love, the money will follow.

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With each draft you write, have beta readers comment on your manuscript. They need not proofread it (though that���s always nice) but should comment on structure, organization, flow and writing style. If you write fiction, they might focus on plot holes, the motivations of any inconsistencies in character, point of view issues, and so on.

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Five Great Quotations about Stories

���After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.��� - Philip Pullman

���They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.��� - Leslie Marmon Silko

���A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been.��� - Betty Smith

���Sooner or later every writer evolves his own definition of a story. Mine is: A reflection of life plus beginning and end (life seems not to have either) and a meaning.��� - Mary O'Hara

���A story isn't a charcoal sketch, where every stroke lies on the surface to be seen. It's an oil painting, filled with layers that the author must uncover so carefully to show its beauty.��� ��� Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

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What genre do you most like to write in? What are some of the stereotypes of writers in those genres (For example, science fiction writers are nerdy, wear thick glasses, and take great umbrage at anyone who misstates a scientific fact.)?

How do you stack up against those stereotypes? Are there deeper traits or qualities of writers in that genre that they share (such as science fiction writers being inquisitive, willing to explore esoteric ideas, and share a deep interest in science)?

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An editing client of mine, Mary Missig, has published her first novel, ���Chasing the Moon.��� The novel tells the story of a how nineteen year-old Milly Hatfield ��� a farm girl from Council Bluffs, Iowa ��� goes to Hollywood in 1939 to pursue her dream of becoming a movie star. She quickly learns that things were not always as easy as they seemed. Then World War II threatens everything Milly knows, as she says goodbye to her fianc�� and perhaps even sacrifices her dream. ���Chasing the Moon��� can be purchased online.

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