Professional Editing Tips: Create a Virtual Writing Space with Blogs

Maintaining a successful blog will increase your fan base and help promote your writing career.  With either your own website, or using a free blogging platform, you can attract readers from around the world.
There is no doubt that the internet has changed the writing world. Not only does it provide a new means for writers [...]

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Tips for Sending Your Next Press Release

Yesterday we covered, “The Importance of a Formatted Press Release”. You’ve got the perfect event/product and you’ve managed to draft the perfect press release to highlight it. Now all you need is the right audience. Below is a list of tips on how to effectively get your release into the hands of the media.
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Help! How do I Write a Press Release?

A press release announces a range of news items, including events, awards, or new products or services to the media in order to generate news coverage. It’s important to understand that press releases must be two things: accurate and interesting.
Journalists receive truckloads of press releases every day and therefore have standards as to what they [...]

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How To Improve Your Writing: em dashes and ellipses

Editing, whether it is for an academic journal, a short story submission, or a non-fiction manuscript for publishing, always follows basic rules of grammar and punctuation. This blog will help you learn the basic rules of em dashes and ellipses, and how to use them accurately in your work. While this [...]

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Secrets of a Professional Editor

I believe wholeheartedly that every writer has a deep well of passion inside him or her.  This makes them strive for each word, each line and each paragraph to be expressed in such a fashion that it not only tells a story, but lets each reader see into their lives.  Whether it’s a long and [...]

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