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Evading Extraneous Edits59

Evading Extraneous Edits

by scotthbooks

published 3 years ago

Over my short career as an author thus far, I've pinpointed five popular pitfalls in the drafting phase. I hope my past struggle will be your future gain in evading extraneous edits. 1.  Use adverbs...

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CRAFT vs. CRAP63

CRAFT vs. CRAP

by scotthbooks

published 3 years ago

"The writer's CRAFT is the artful placement of words and stylistic elements with intention." ~Lester Laminack For the dabbling writer, revision can be a grueling necessity.  For the devoted writer, revision...

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Q-Bert: When Professional Edits Make You Want to Shout "@!#?@!"66

Q-Bert: When Professional Edits Make You Want to Shout "@!#?@!"

by scotthbooks

published 2 years ago

If you owned an Atari 2600, you remember the addictive game of Q-Bert.  If you think an Atari 2600 is a motorcycle, you need instruction in this simple game of color changing and pantless orange characters. ...

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