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KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Use the same word twice
In school, most of us were taught to avoid repetition in our writing. In some circumstances, that's not bad advice. But we...
2 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Use the same word twice
In school, most of us were taught to avoid repetition in our writing. In some circumstances, that's not bad advice. But we...
2 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
Bill C.
Bill C. posted a blog entry
Gym, Day 02
In: 163.7Out: 163.9So, of course, I increased my food consumption now that I’m back in the gym. The same electronic...
11 days ago Bill Cammack | Topics: Gym, Other, Bill Cammack, gym
 
Murderati
Murderati posted a blog entry
After Creating
By Allison BrennanWriting a story is about creation. Writers write. We put to paper stories that play out in our heads. Some...
11 days ago Murderati | Topics: Allison..., Allison..., editing, revising
 
Murderati
Murderati posted a blog entry
After Creating
By Allison BrennanWriting a story is about creation. Writers write. We put to paper stories that play out in our heads. Some...
11 days ago Murderati | Topics: Allison..., Allison..., editing, revising
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Keep your lists parallel
The most frequent grammatical problem I encounter in clients' writing is nonparallel lists. Here's an example: This item is a...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Keep your lists parallel
The most frequent grammatical problem I encounter in clients' writing is nonparallel lists. Here's an example: This item is a...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Censor your e-mail
Roger Matus's blog Death by Email lists "10 things never to put in email," phrases that can have serious legal implications....
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Censor your e-mail
Roger Matus's blog Death by Email lists "10 things never to put in email," phrases that can have serious legal implications....
 
Kinshuk Sunil
Kinshuk Sunil posted a blog entry
My Tweets for 2008-12-06
off to nehru place.. stationery + my hdd, here me comes! #long day…. i m sooo tired.. jst reache doffice.. hmph #In...
 
<em>gr5mom2</em>
gr5mom2 posted a blog entry
Showing versus Telling
Fact: Around 97% queries are rejected by agents. How can I keep my submission out of the slush pile? From the first...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Ask "so what?"
A post on the Stepcase Lifehack blog recommends the book Economical Writing, by economist Deirdre McCloskey, and lists five of...
37 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Ask "so what?"
A post on the Stepcase Lifehack blog recommends the book Economical Writing, by economist Deirdre McCloskey, and lists five of...
37 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Send fewer envelopes
Suppose that next Monday you arrive at your office and find an envelope from me. Inside is a $10 bill. On Tuesday and...
45 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Send fewer envelopes
Suppose that next Monday you arrive at your office and find an envelope from me. Inside is a $10 bill. On Tuesday and...
45 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
The Working Writers Coach
The Working Writers Coach posted a blog entry
SIMON SAYS - The Importance of Editing and Revising
SIMON SAYSA weekly column from children’s author Simon RoseIt’s virtually impossible to overemphasize the...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Have a conversation
In his book The Postmodern Organization, William Bergquist argues eloquently for the importance of conversation in an...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Start tough (sometimes)
Mark McCormack, in What They Still Don't Teach You in Harvard Business School, lists what he calls the eight "toughest"...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Start tough (sometimes)
Mark McCormack, in What They Still Don't Teach You in Harvard Business School, lists what he calls the eight "toughest"...
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Make it "perfect"
This blog has almost completely ignored what I call "finishing": spelling, punctuation, and other mechanical concerns. In my...
101 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week
 
KennethWDavis
KennethWDavis posted a blog entry
This week: Ask for guesses
In March, I wrote about the use of readability formulas. But there's another tool you can use to measure the readability of a...
122 days ago Manage Your Writing | Topics: Revising, This week