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From the category archives:

Editing

Editor’s Pet Peeve: Affect vs. Impact

August 30, 2011

An easy way to make your editor’s day

May 25, 2011

Self-editing: 10 ways to tighten your copy

December 13, 2010

Feedback YOU can use to edit your manuscript

February 10, 2010

Word count update

January 7, 2010

All I want for Christmas…

December 25, 2009

Why you should reveal embarrassing details in memoir

December 22, 2009

A new deadline

December 2, 2009

Cutting mercilessly — and enjoying it

November 25, 2009

This is cause for celebration…

November 23, 2009

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