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From Hard as Roxx – “What Could Go Wrong?”
This is a brief excerpt from Chapter 2 of my science fiction tome, Hard as Roxx. I am looking for a proofreader to edit chapters 12 – 27 . In the meantime, here is one of my favorite moments, from Chapter 2.…
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Posted in editing, Excerpt, Hard as Roxx, science fiction, SciFi
Posted in editing, Excerpt, Hard as Roxx, science fiction, SciFi
Grammar Minute: Avoiding a Comma Coma
This post will require more than a minute (or one post), but I think it’s worth it, because commas are so seldom used correctly. I overuse commas. I know the rules; however, sometime over my lifetime, I developed the unfortunate habit…
Edit, Schmedit
It looks like things are progressing out of sequence. However, I am a firm believer that if you allow events to happen organically, they occur when they need to. We often get frustrated because when we need to has little…
Keeping It Real
My characters are real to me. No, I’m not schizophrenic, to my knowledge. I can separate reality from fantasy, and do so, as it suits me. I mean, in my writing and editing, I go to great lengths to make…
Tagged with: characterization, characters, fiction, writing
Posted in characterization, characterization, editing, writing
Posted in characterization, characterization, editing, writing
Pro(re)gress
Progress in the arts is an interesting thing. With most things, when you work to improve – practicing, learning, gaining, and acting on feedback – you progress, and it is a purely positive experience. Not so with the arts. There…
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Posted in criticism, editing, writing
Editing Lover-Hater
I am a natural editor. By natural, I mean I spent 10 years of my life being paid to edit people’s words. If you spend enough time doing anything, you can become a natural at it. Of course, I’m being…
What Not to Write
I’m with Dizzy. Learning what not to write has been equally challenging. Now, I’ll be the first to admit, I argued with the “masters” on some of these at first. For instance, my precious adverbs. By now, most of us…
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