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By Laura Drake “The secret of good writing,” says William Zinsser, “is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.” This is one of the first lessons I tried to tackle as a writer. And I needed to. I’ve been … Continue reading
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Put Your Flabby Writing On A Diet
By Sharla Rae Too much flab on a person can cause a fatal heart attack. It’s fatal to an author’s writing too. Flabby writing is usually the result of wordiness or over writing. Both are weak and tiresome and make editors … Continue reading
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