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Attempting to be interesting and grammatical on the Internet
Other people have come ahead of me, but that doesn’t make my skills and knowledge any less valuable. I’m a Professional Writing major at Missouri State University, and I hope to be getting my M.S. in...
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No matter what, it all starts with a blank page
I started this blog with a list of topics I knew I wanted to cover. I sat down last week to pick a topic to really start off the blog and ended up making a close approximation to this emoticon: o.O...
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Writing Worth Reading (Part 1 of an Ongoing Series)
“Writing Worth Reading” will be an ongoing feature of this blog wherein I will link to or recommend a piece of writing that I think showcases someone writing very well. To start off this feature, I’m...
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Why You Need an Editor
There are a variety of simple reasons any person could use an editor. I could probably link you to twenty articles from talented, knowledgeable people who could explain (using science) about how your...
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Editing 101 (with a very special namedrop)
The role of an editor depends entirely on the document being edited. A cover letter usually requires no more than a quick copy edit (reading for general spelling, grammar, and structure errors). An...
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Research and Development, so to speak
When I get bored I look up job openings for tech writers. I also surf craigslist for apartments. I do this because it’s a good idea to know where I can work and what it would cost to live there. For...
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Becoming a Better Creative Writer: The Movie Premise
This is a movie premise*. It was written for the film that became “Batman Begins.” In no more than 5 pages, it explains to possibly interested executives everything that will happen in the film. The...
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Let’s Talk Time Management
You may be thinking at this point that I’ve no skills at time management, given the sudden loss of posts on this blog. You’re both wrong and right. My time management tends to run as follows: Realize...
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A Slight Change in Direction
I enjoy blogging about editing. It’s fun for me, but at the same time, I find that I don’t have as much to say on the topic as I thought. This is due partly, I’m certain, to simply not having a few...
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