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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Whack Wordiness, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
As you revise, proofread, and finalize what you’ve written, whack all the extra words you can to sharpen your message in compelling ways.
Watch for the following opportunities to take away the bumps so your w […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Why Grammar Mistakes Proliferate: Don’t Writers Care?, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
Recently, I learned what a hot topic grammatical errors can be when one of my favorite blogs, Article Writing and Marketing Insights, from Ezine Articles, took a subject close to my heart and made it relevant to […]
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wrote a new post, Flex that mind!, on the site Suzelle Fiedler 2 years, 11 months ago
What comes to your mind when you think of the word “flexible”?
For me, it’s my schedule.
I have to admit that I am one of these rigid types when it comes to my work schedule. My days are planned in my […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, How to Use a Planner to Put Authors and Editors on the Same Page, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
Through a blog post, I recently asked what worries nonfiction authors about the editing process. The insights gained can be helpful to any editor as well as the authors they work with.
I received the following […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Word Choice: When to Use “Like” vs. “Such As”, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
When it comes to word choices and deciding what to use in your writing, check out these phrases from a book I’m editing:
. . . the answers that so-called geniuses like/such as Newton seem to embody.
. . . ce […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Word Tripper: Breach vs. Breech, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
Every practice has its tricks of the trade. In this week’s Word Tripper, the trick to knowing the difference between the homonym “breach” and “breech” is this: “Breach,” meaning to open by force or break an agre […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Telling Your Own Story: Expressing the Emotional “Why” Behind Your Book, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
Five Reasons to Tell Stories
To ensure what you have to say rings true universally—and that happens when you’re able to craft your story from a deeper place in your being
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Ruth Thaler-Carter, The Networking Expert, on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 11 months ago
We wanted to get to know Ruth Thaler-Carter (NAIWE’s Networking Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.
What do new and existing writing businesses have in co […]
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wrote a new post, Conferences, conferences everywhere, on the site Suzelle Fiedler 2 years, 11 months ago
Have you ever been to a conference for a professional organization of which you were a member?
I have, but only once. When I was a biology lab technician, our lab produced a poster which was displayed at a […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Transitional Writing, on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 11 months ago
In fiction writing, writers create the plot, develop the characters, design the storyline, and construct each scene. Writers have stories they want to share, but at least in the first few drafts, the writers are […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Should It Be One Word or Two?, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
As I was finalizing a manuscript I edited for a nonfiction author, I hired a proofreader to give it a final check. (I knew I’d read it too many times myself.) What she found humbled me. I thought I had a good h […]
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wrote a new post, Be professional!, on the site Suzelle Fiedler 2 years, 11 months ago
Nobody wants to hear, “What you are doing is highly unprofessional,” or any variation of this statement–especially when they are running their own business. After all, we freelance editors are professionals, and […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Lethal Trajectories, on the site April Michelle Davis 2 years, 11 months ago
The year is 2017, and a crisis of catastrophic proportions is in the making. A conflict over oil has brought China and Japan to the brink of war — igniting a global chain reaction; the Saudi A […]
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April Michelle Davis wrote a new post, Why Book Titles Matter, on the site Member's Library 2 years, 11 months ago
Today more than ever, the title of a book (and its cover) can have a bigger effect on the success of a book (or a brand) than almost anything else. In some cases, savvy publishers do little more than give an […]
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wrote a new post, Never stop improving!, on the site Suzelle Fiedler 2 years, 11 months ago
I am about to finish Advanced Copyediting, a course I am taking through one of the other professional organizations of which I am a member (Editorial Freelancers Association). “Why are you taking this […]
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