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Words to Live By

by Linda Sivertsen | Nov 3, 2010 | Inspiration & Motivation

You’ve just gorged on Halloween candy (you did, didn’t you?). Feeling a little weighed down and sluggish? Me, too! (But the 27 mini Butterfingers and Crunch bars were definitely worth it!) It’s time for a little lightening up! For today’s Pub Tip, I thought we’d...

Tightening Your Text!

by Linda Sivertsen | Aug 10, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips

What do blood-sucking leeches and filler words (…“that,” “very,” “truly,” “just,” “pretty,” “so,” “little,” etc.) have in common? They “infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words,” writes William Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White–authors of the editorial...