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As all good writers know, a first draft needs to be cleaned up, trimmed down, and organized. Proofreading, Revising, and Editing Skills Success is designed to help you do just that?in twenty short lessons of 20 minutes a day. Lessons in this book begin with the most common writing problems, address the mechanics that make up a well-written work, and end by evaluating the paper’s effectiveness and purpose. Practice with proofreading, revising, and editing skills helps improve writt (more…)
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Getting Started Writing Articles The job of article writing requires considerable skill and expertise in order to carry out with ease and perfection. Yes, this job is not as easy as many would think. An article is written in order to provide some information and it is very important that the article writer...... - Give Up Guessing What Words To Use When You Write Are you fed up with having to guess which words may be the most effective when you are writing? Are you fed up of not being able to increase conversions? Do you believe that you are failing as a copywriter and cannot write good ads or good headlines that......
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The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders(with CD-ROM) (Paperback) Packed with customizable editing tools--this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing online The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for crafting clear, polished writing. Ideal for professionals and novices alike, it...... -
Kaplan Technical Writing: A Resource for Technical Writers at All Levels (Paperback) Content Summary Technical writing is an essential form of straightfoward communication that allows readers to accomplish a specific task using easy-to-understand directions. Our book also dispels the myth that all technical writing only pertains to user manuals; rather, technical writing covers a host of purposes including interoffice memos, e-mail, and other basic forms of daily...... -
McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook (Paperback) Expert advice to perfect your proofreading skills McGraw-Hill’s Proofreading Handbook helps ensure that your documents are letter-perfect, every time. Veteran editor and proofreader Laura Anderson arms you with all the tools of the proofreader’s trade and walks you step-by-step through the entire proofreading process. From the Back CoverThe ideal......
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more or less a one year anniversary "To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven." -Johannes A. Gaertner photo credit: ĻiĻ Pië I have been writing Brip Blap for slightly more than a year now in its current incarnation. For those of you...... -
sharpen your soft skills The following is a post from Patrick of Cash Money Life. Like me, Patrick blogs on personal finance but includes a lot of posts on career management - recently he's been chronicling his search for a new job leading right up to his resignation. His blog is in my...... - Victim of Market I, too, have been a victim of this market. I am not going to let it get me down, though. I have to do some different things to make my situation work out, but if there is a will there is a way. Can you believe that there is very......
- Writing Roundup, December 18 The Business of Writing Craft Fiction Freelancing Platform The Business of Writing Digital ARCs Make Progress Novelist L.J. Sellers looks at the move toward digital review copies. How will that affect writers. Backlist Title Dilemma How should authors deal with their less than stellar backlist releases? Shrug and hope......
- How To Be Successful [Note: Last year I published this article and was fairly popular. I think it's as relevant this year as it was last year, so I figured it's worth a reminder.] The Most Important Key to Success Do What You Love - You aren't going to be successful at something you......
