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Comment on Precision in Writing – Is That Word Necessary? by A. Victoria Mixon, Editor » Grammar, humor, and dangling your participles

A. Victoria Mixon, Editor » Grammar, humor, and dangling your participles — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:01:14 +0000

[...] notion of grammar and humor first struck me when I was writing an earlier post on my site (Precision in Writing – Is That Word Necessary?) in which I mentioned dangling [...]

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by ldaley

ldaley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:16:51 +0000

The back is fine now–lots of aches and pains come with age and go away in time. Glad you found something helpful in the post–and thanks for reading my blog and your comments.

I’m really envying you about your upcoming trip to Paris.
Enjoy!

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by ldaley

ldaley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:09:11 +0000

Karen,
I know there are professional proofreading services, but many writers like me have to watch every dollar so we do it ourselves.

There’s another plus to doing it ourselves–we need to practice tip no. 16 (You want to polish your sentences at this point, making them smooth, interesting and clear. Watch for long sentences, since they may be less clear than shorter, more direct sentences. Pay attention to the rhythm of your writing; try to use sentences of varying length and patterns. Look for unnecessary phrases, repetition, and awkward spots).

It’s hard to think of anyone else being able to cover all that.

Some, however, may want or need professional help. Thanks for your comment and for providing a source of help.
LD

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by Kathleen Daley

Kathleen Daley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:59:35 +0000

Thanks for these tips. I’m sorry to hear you have been having back problems; I hope you are on the mend. About a third of my job involves technical writing, and this post offered me some concrete advice to improve my proofreading skills.

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by Karen

Karen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:16:42 +0000

I’m a student, and for proofreading I use a professional service — http://www.madproofingskillz.com. I think they do non-academic proofreading too, but it’s pretty awesome.
Check it out!

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by ldaley

ldaley — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:47:31 +0000

You do have a bunch of tips on your site. Nothing related to freelance writing, but the tips on finding help with computer problems I found interesting. Thanks for your comment.

Comment on A Roundup of Proofreading Tips by internet tips

internet tips — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:32:32 +0000

nice proofreading tips, my site might interest you, there are many tips there

Comment on A Gem of a Website by ldaley

ldaley — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:41 +0000

Thanks for your comment and your kind words, Laura. You say such nice things. It is always great to hear from one of my first editors and an old friend!

Comment on A Gem of a Website by Laura

Laura — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:09:12 +0000

thanks Laverne! this is a great website…and of course yours is too. You are as unselfish as you are talented. I get so bogged down in regular work for clients that I forget about the wild and wonderful world of magazines, blogs, etc. Thanks for the reminder!

Comment on Guest Post: Handling Rejection by A. Victoria Mixon, Editor » Getting rejected

A. Victoria Mixon, Editor » Getting rejected — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:53:44 +0000

[...] Finally, I’ve written a post on rejection, myself, which I let Laverne Daley re-post on her site for freelance writers, Words Into Print, and which I will direct you to here because Laverne has been immensely generous to me with her professional advice, and you all should be reading her: Handing Rejection. [...]