Writing

HopeHoops

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12. PM me. I'm a real bastard of a critic.

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 10:23 AM

Dec 2011

I edit my wife's work all the time for grammar and "wordiness". One of the best pieces of advice I've ever seen is "edit by reduction". If you're using six words where two will do, go with the two. Phrases like, "needless to say" are needless, as implied by the phrase itself.

If I have time and the subject is in my area of interest, I'll probably agree to review/edit it. I'm not into romance novels, but nearly everything else is okay.

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PM me. I'm a real bastard of a critic. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #12

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