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Writer Links: Stephen King, evil editors and plugging plot holes
Take a break. Here are some useful links for your Friday afternoon.
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Here’s a good one on editors, authors & the dance we do
It's especially useful to see how editors and authors relate.
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Writers: Does the term “wannabe” irk you?
I am a writer and work with writers, so why wouldn't I show them as much respect as I can and avoid an irksome term?
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Writers: Top 10 of the 2010 Top 10 Chazz Writes posts
The Top 10 format for posts is very poplar with readers. It gives maximum information in easily-nibbled bursts. Catch the best of my Top Ten lists here.
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Editing post: Words to do without
Here's that editing post you didn't know you needed. You do. Me, too.
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New mugs for editors at http://www.cafepress.ca/chazzwrites
Recovering from protecting Gotham. Shop happy while I get my groove back Stella.
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Writing: The Rule of Three & the peril of semi-colons
I'm not saying you shouldn't use semi-colons, if they suit you; I am saying, I won't use the semi-colon.
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Free tech tools to help you edit and proofread
As I prepare to hand Higher Than Jesus off to my editorial team, I'm saving them a lot of time by going through one more draft to pick up the glitches using tts software.
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The sorts of people a writer needs
Here are some of the people who help me do what I do.
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“Writing a book by committee is a great idea in every way!” said everyone but...
In which I am offended at a writing conference and now have an arch nemesis.
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Writing: Tics and traps to consider
We all have tics in our writing that show up as we revise our manuscripts. I think it was Elmore Leonard who said we shouldn’t use, “all hell broke loose,” and “suddenly.” I actually don’t see a...
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Identifying a good editor is about chair placement
I’ve worked with several editors over the years. Mostly, the experience has been good. If you work with enough people though, you get a horror story. The bad editors have one thing in common: they...
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