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Book Review: ‘The Westing Game’ (1978)
The short: 4/5 ✦. A fantastic, well-crafted, thoughtful middle-grade mystery for readers of any age. The long: This is the sort of book that younger me would’ve loved. That’s not to say I didn’t like...
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Flash Fiction: Lunch Date
“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” — Eva Gabor Katie’s mother had given her $20, and that had seemed like way too much, until she saw the prices on the menu. The numbers swam under her...
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Editing: A Masterlist of Editing Resources
A masterlist of multiple resources that could be helpful for editors, copy editors, proofreaders, and even writers! This may come as a shock to some of you, but this isn’t the only copy editing website...
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Short Story: 2563 AD
“Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it attracts the eye to the shimmering red presence in the clear night sky . . . ” — John Noble Wilford,...
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Blog Update: July 2017
And now, a note from your friendly neighborhood editor. Hey y’all! The reason for the brief break in posts (and I was totally on a roll) is because . . . it’s summer! And for some reason, even though I...
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“The Cosmos is all that is or was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us — there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory,...
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A great deal of copy editing is subjective, and you can get hung up for hours on a single comma placement. Copy editing and proofreading are different from line editing and developmental editing in...
View ArticleShort Story: A Day in the Life (Memento Mori)
“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” ― Saul Bellow A day in the life of Esther Williams (no relation to the famous swimmer/actress) was one spent in routine, external...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘A Conjuring of Light’ (2017)
The short: 4/5 ✦. The stellar final installment of The Shades of Magic series, with beautiful writing and high levels of sass and magic. The long: Victoria Schwab does it again. Though this novel is...
View ArticleFlash Fiction: Tug-of-War
“What strange creatures brothers are!” — Jane Austen The only time Ned could ever be pulled away from a book was when his mother spoke to him in That Tone — or when a potato was tossed into his lap. He...
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