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  • Twenty-one highly intelligent people responded to my poll on Tuesday. Thank you! Self-editing tips: More than half of you (52 percent; 11 votes) like the self-editing tips I’ve been sharing on Thursdays. In The Edit: A good percentage (38 percent; 8 votes) enjoy it when I pull back the veil between editor and writer and

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  • I Live To Serve!

    I started this blog to, as the sidebar says, “help writers cross the fine line between where they are and where they want to be.” One way to do that, I reasoned, was to draw back the veil a bit between the editor and the writer. As an editor, it thrills me to help writers

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  • Welcome!

    You’ve heard the phrase, “There’s a fine line between ‘this’ and ‘that’.” I see fine lines everywhere–between being ready for publication and being published, for instance. Imagine you’re a tightrope walker. The secret to keeping your balance, other than intense practice, is to focus on where you’re going. Look down and you’re history. Communication is

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