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Writing and Editing tips

These articles for writers and editors help you manage your workflow, stay motivated, understand possibilities, and find solutions to common problems.

Editing your book? Print it out!

By Belinda Pollard 29 Comments

Yes, we all live in an electronic world these days, untethered by concrete reality, communicating like mad things on various iThingies. Paper is so 2002. But if you want to do a good job of editing your book, you need to print it out. Yes, I’m serious. Print it on actual paper, seize a red […]

Filed Under: Self-Editing, Writing & Editing

Seven Ways to Improve Your Business Writing

By Belinda Pollard 5 Comments

Improve your effectiveness any time you have to put something in writing for a business purpose — from emails and letters to marketing and submissions, and everything else in between.

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How to write a Personal Story or Memoir that people want to read

By Belinda Pollard 18 Comments

Everyone is writing their memoir these days… but not everyone is reading them! Some quick tips for turning your memories and personal stories into an engaging and readable book.

Filed Under: Memoir & Personal Story, Writing & Editing

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