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I didn’t use our trip as an excuse to take a break from blogging.
From what’s been posted online, you should have no idea my wife and I were traveling the past few weeks. Before we left, I wrote and scheduled the posts that would appear while we’d be away.
My motive wasn’t to prevent burglaries — … Continue reading
Its value depends on your response.
I returned after four days at a writers conference. I unpacked my bags, then took the afternoon and evening off to relax.
The next morning I listed nine follow-up points I need to take — starting today. I’ve already crossed off three. As soon as I write this (item four), I’ll begin tackling the fifth.
I don’t want to be like … Continue reading
A first draft is great, but seldom good enough.
by Andy Scheer
The author’s eagerness shone through his email. He’d just finished a manuscript, a 40,000-word nonfiction piece. He’d written it to encourage and inspire others in his occupation.
In two months, he’d attend a writers conference. He hoped I’d edit his manuscript — before the conference. To give me a sense … Continue reading