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Let’s say you’ve finished your novel and submitted a query letter to Marla Miller for our latest online column, Critique My Query . You’ve addressed her comments and polished your letter. You’ve done your research, so you know...
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I was reminded of what a powerful writing tool word choice can be when I was gabbing this week with my magazine colleague Martha Lundin, who is a fellow cat-lover. She was relating an unfortunate experience when she had to air-ship her cat Stewart from...
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What’s to become of Barnes & Noble? The “world’s largest bookstore” recently put itself up for sale and is in a proxy battle against billionaire investor Ron Burkle. The company has also struggled to match online retailer Amazon’s...
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Sometimes the solitude of writing itself can get to you. Too many hours alone at your desk. At those times, you might look forward to your next meeting with a fellow writer to commiserate over rejection letters and receive encouraging feedback on your...
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OK, you’ve been brave. You’ve posted your work for critique in an online forum or on a critique website. Now all you have to do is sit back and wait for the comments to roll in. You’re waiting … and waiting ... and checking for...
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I’ll follow up on my colleague Jeff Reich’s most recent blog, about summer reading, with a mention of a book I’m really getting tired of carrying around in Milwaukee’s steamy summer. Oh, this is not a comment on the book’s...
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What are people reading this summer? I ran across these two articles online this week: The first piece, from the Toronto Star , surveys seven of that city’s top scholars and scientists. As reporter Megan Ogilvie writes, “It’s a lively...
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Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors at The New Yorker ? A rare and pretty detailed look at its copy-editing process emerges in an interview with a 31-year veteran at the venerable magazine. Titled “ Copy Editing at The New Yorker with Mary...
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“Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.” – John Witherspoon (1723-1794), clergyman, educator, & politician That’s my philosophy, too. Time is short, short, short, and I’ll never really make a serious...
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