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How To Revise A Book

August 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Maureen Johnson has an excellent blog post up called How To Revise A Book. I can so identify!

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How to write restaurant reviews: resources

July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Now that I’ve started writing some restaurant reviews, I’ve become more interested in food writing in general. blogTO prefers informally written pieces, but other venues may have other requirements.
Here are just a few of the online resources I found:

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New comic: Strict punctuation rules

May 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Confused about where to use commas? Check out this page of rules from the Blue Book Of Grammar and Punctuation or Guide To Using Commas from Punctuation Made Simple.

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Rands In Repose: Writers and Editors

May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

“Writing is a solitary act. Writers’ jobs are to sit in front of our computers late at night and struggle to tell a story to someone who is not there.

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Tips For Aspiring Obituary Writers

April 15th, 2007 · No Comments

From the Inkygirl cartoon archives:

Mediabistro has an article called Tips For Aspiring Obituary Writers, in case you’ve ever been curious.

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It’s never too late to start writing!

April 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Author, 96, proves it’s never too late, from Yahoo!News.

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