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Improve Your Sequencing To Improve Your Writing

September 20, 2013 by Joanna Slan

This morning I heard a radio commercial about a pair of work gloves. The announcer explained that these were “more abrasion and tear resistant than leather.” I was left wondering, “Does he mean the surface of the gloves is abrasive?” I doubt that. I suspect he meant that the surface of the gloves was “more resistant to tears and abrasion than […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: adjectives, better writing, editing, modifiers, phrases, readers, sequencing

The Proof is in the Book

January 28, 2010 by Joanna Slan

The galleys for Photo, Snap, Shot arrived on my doorstep last week. I’m knee-deep in proofing, an activity I simultaneously love and hate. I love proofing because it gives me one more chance to polish my work. Midnight Ink is very good about allowing me to make changes. (I’ve worked with publishers before where there […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: continuity, editing, proofreading, punctuation, sequencing, usage

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