Catch them with your first words.
Don’t be like the writer whose article I recently rejected.
While his brief account reported the event’s facts, he failed to take into account his prospective readers. So he neglected to provide at the start of the article any material to prompt people to want to read it.
I edit the magazine for a specialty organization. While its … Continue reading
Do you give yourself time to make revisions?
I could have settled for the versions of the magazine articles I’d completed a few weeks ago. I’d already gone over the layouts several times.
Since they were for the next issue, I had set them aside while I completed this one.
But today as I revisited those pages, I kept seeing aspects I could improve. … Continue reading
How could you read just one?
The author’s Facebook question seemed straightforward. Then I realized it suggested a situation for writers I find virtually impossible.
His question: “What book (other than the Bible) are you currently reading?
Stop and consider that. Do you see something not quite right?
Of course he assumes any writer would be reading a book. What puzzles me is … Continue reading