Writing With Spunk and Bite, and Ming-the-Merciless Revision: An Interview With Arthur Plotnik
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Arthur Plotnik, author interviews, editing, Elements of Style, revision, Spunk and Bite, writing
With amazing grace The Elements of Style (aka Strunk & White) saved me, scoured clean the mucus clogging my prose. An enthralled disciple, I bowed to this iconic writing rulebook. I put myself in the background; I omitted needless words; I spared figures of speech.…
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Running in Water--Swimming on Land
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editing, revision, writing craft
After a sleepless night, place you feet in large swim flippers. Suspend your dominant arm in a sling. Place ankle weights on your legs and a wrist weight on your free arm. Tape a couple of fingers together for good measure. Borrow a friend’s prescription…
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