Never rely on spell-check.
My excuse is that the magazine’s news section is huge, 8,600 words, assembled from more than 100 contributions.
My error was that I rushed this project, putting too much faith in the spell-checker. Yes, the red squiggles in Word alerted me to ones spelled wrong. But no alarm sounded when a wrong, correctly spelled word was used.
English has dozen of words … Continue reading
A first draft is never final.
Two videos this past week offered solid reminders about the writing process — and that a writer’s technology needs to serve the process.
The first video highlighted the approach taken by a multiple New York Times bestselling author who has always embraced the latest technology.
The second featured two veteran authors who always use a typewriter — one machine a … Continue reading
And other reasons you may need an editor.
“I hope I don’t catch flack from my wife,” the author wrote me, “for having to write on Mother’s Day.”
I understood what he meant, even if he didn’t type flak.
What’s the difference? The first means a publicity agent. The second is a burst of anti-aircraft fire. I know which one I’d rather catch.
How can you … Continue reading