Monthly Archives: February 2014

Beware of Heavy-Handed Attributions – Create Realistic Dialogue

Problems With Attributions For nearly a decade I served as an instructor for an international writing correspondence school. This course was designed for those who wanted to write for children and teens – which of course was my niche. The … Continue reading

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Using the Surgeon’s Scalpel (i.e., the Editor’s Scalpel)

Cut-And-Paste For those too young to remember this, the term “cut-and-paste” at one time meant just that. The writer typed out pages of copy and then working with the stack of page used scissors and a glue pot (perhaps later … Continue reading

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