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by Word Alive Press
I’ve said before on this blog that you don’t know what you don’t know. This is a critical concept in editing. The reason writers need editors is be...
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by Word Alive Press
Every writer needs an audience.
In fact, I’d go so far as to say that every writer already has one. In extreme cases, that audience might literally...
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by Word Alive Press
Let’s start with a philosophical question: Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? I think most people would say yes. Wholeheartedly. So ...
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by Word Alive Press
I am a frequent flyer at our local library. If I had a points card, I would be sporting some great library merch by now. The librarians all know me...
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by Word Alive Press
A few months back, I wrote a blog post about how writers, particularly inexperienced writers, can have a tendency to run away from themselves. Inst...
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by Word Alive Press
Before I became a book editor, I went to college with every intention of becoming a journalist. I couldn’t have asked for a better education in wri...
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by Word Alive Press
Have you ever finished reading a really great book—perhaps a classic, perhaps something written by your favourite author—and immediately felt energ...
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by Word Alive Press
Who can say why some memories come through with perfect clarity even after the passage of decades, while other memories—many of which are objective...
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by Word Alive Press
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: I have never read a book in which I didn’t spot a typo. Not one. At least not one that I can ...
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by Word Alive Press
For the last couple of months, we’ve been digging deep into what constitutes effective research, and how you can make sure you’re making smart choi...
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by Word Alive Press
Last month, we started a conversation about how to conduct good online research. We focused on a few fundamentals in terms of how to determine whet...
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by Word Alive Press
Of all the things I learned in college, there is one specific lesson in one specific class that especially stands out in my memory. At the time it ...
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