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Tag Archives: editing
Editor/beta reader taking a break
I was employed as an editor at nonprofit organization for many years. Now I’m a freelance editor, currently on hiatus for personal reasons. If I return to editing, I have decided that I will edit only very short projects, at least for a … Continue reading
Trying to rework old work
I’m figuratively dusting off some essays I wrote between the early sixties and the mid-nineties. I’m editing them to make the stories flow more smoothly; they were a bit stilted in the original versions. I confess I’m using pseudonyms to protect the, … Continue reading
Freebies and me
For a very long time, I limited most of my recreational reading to books written by my favorite authors. I won’t mention who they are because there are so many of them. And all of them have been established writers … Continue reading
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Back to blogging soon
Haven’t been blogging much during these last two months. We lost a family member in November. Hope to get back to blogging and working on other writing projects soon. Also resuming editing services in February.
Why I do this
Why yes, I do edit the tweets and comments I post on Twitter and Facebook. However, sometimes I don’t edit them enough before hitting share or enter. That’s when I delete the posts and rewrite them. Why? Well, one … Continue reading
Does no one edit these things?
I recently visited a certain website and was initially baffled by the title of an article: “Preventing and Surviving Suicide.” Had I been the editor, I would have suggested changing the title to: “Preventing Suicide and Surviving Suicide Loss.” Yes, that … Continue reading
What this blog is about
I claim two other blogs elsewhere in cyberspace. I include all sorts of topics on the first one. For example, I recently posted an entry about my fear of dismembered dummies (happened when I was a toddler). Another post recounted … Continue reading
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