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Shack’s Comings and Goings » Sunday Wash-Up — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:42:03 +0000

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By: Darron Barnes

Darron Barnes — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:21:23 +0000

Stuff great Sean, there I go again! Hahaha!

Great stuff Sean, that’s better.

I will print your list and keep it as a check list to get myself in the habit before posting to my newly proposed blog. Thank you for sharing Sean.

By: Paul Sharville

Paul Sharville — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:57:20 +0000

I’m going to read my work aloud every time someone on the train is speaking too loudly into their mobile phone… Why shouldn’t I? I have to listen to their inane drivel; they can damn well listen to mine.

By: Paul Sharville

Paul Sharville — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:27 +0000

The first para of any piece is so often the warm-up act. I’ve lost count of the times my first para has gone, to be replaced by my second. A critical observation for writers to attend to wherever possible.

By: Paul Sharville

Paul Sharville — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:51:05 +0000

Watch that extra ‘o’ in losing

By: Paul Sharville

Paul Sharville — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:49:16 +0000

Good stuff. I might add ‘If you’ve got the time, let it incubate’. Walk away from it, better still sleep on it. The clarity of revisiting copy after a break, even a short one, can be pin sharp. ‘Yes, I still love it’ or ‘OMG that really doesn’t work’ are both valid and valuable conclusions.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:08:43 +0000

Sean, I'm right there with you on every word of this post. I swear I hadn't read it when I wrote my recent Quick Guide to Revising and Editing (sorry, but I don't know how to make that a link). I particularly like points two and three. Any good writer puts their ego on a shelf when editing. Mary’s last blog post..Beating the Buzz Word Fail Whale

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Week in review « Publishing Renaissance — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:31:20 +0000

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