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Category Archives: Editing
From the Cutting Room Floor: 2016 Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour
I made radical changes to Shafter when seeking a traditional publication path because of length issues. One of the biggest changes was eliminating Katie’s POV (Trina’s twin sister). If you’ve read Shafter, you have read the reworked version of this … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Excerpts, Excerpts, News, Writing Process
Tagged 2016 Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour
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Doubting Thomas: The Reader’s Journey
I was critiquing a short story for a friend of mine that dealt with expectation and belief in the unexplainable. Sometimes a written critique can’t convey the concerns I have well enough so we met up on instant messenger to … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Philosophy, Writing Process
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A Macro for Meeting RWA Format for Contest Judges
I created this macro for converting critiques to contest format when I was judging an RWA contest. We weren’t allowed to use comments, but I like using comments when I’m reading something rather than dealing with changing the text color. … Continue reading
Compare Documents in Word
The Compare Documents function in Word is probably one of the least used features despite being very powerful because it’s not easy to figure out the first time, or even the second or third. However, I’ve been using it for … Continue reading
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Tagged Compare Documents, Word Tip
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Interesting Links for 12-10-2010
Editing Weronika Janczuk offers some suggestions for how to turn familiar text into unique text so the errors stand out. I am boggled by the idea of posting something on the wall (of course I can’t reach any of my … Continue reading
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