error correction – Write Well, Write To Sell

07/02/2018 Write Well, Write To Sell 401 Views 0 Comments editing tips, error correction, manuscript formatting, MS word templates, rick taubold, setting defaults in MS Word, tips on MS Word

From Rick: MS Word comes set with some really stupid defaults, at least for writers. While thy may seem good for the average person and for business, many of these defaults are counterproductive for writers, especially if you’re planning on

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English is hard–PART 2: Thesaurus evils

04/04/2016 Write Well, Write To Sell 416 Views 0 Comments error correction, good writing techniques, rick taubold, synonym pitfalls, thesaurus dangers, using a thesaurus for writing

From Rick: Last time we talked about the confusion arising from look-alike and sound-alike words in English, along with identical-appearing words whose meaning varies with their pronunciation. ENGLISH IS HARD–PART 1 This time, I’m going to talk about the pitfalls

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How NOT to be taken seriously as a writer

09/22/201410/06/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 365 Views 0 Comments common word errors, confusing words, editing tips, error correction, good writing techniques, homonyms, Kellee Kranendonk, self-editing

by Rick Taubold and Kellee Kranendonk From Rick: For this week’s blog, I decided to build on another great article Kellee wrote for Silver Blade magazine. What I’m going to do is use Kellee’s article as a base, selectively choosing

Confusing words

Some common phrases that many people say (or write) wrong

12/09/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 355 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, error correction, misused phrases, misused words, rick taubold

From Rick: The phrases on the left are incorrect, the ones on the right are correct. (1) Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud Nipping something in the bud means that you’re putting an end to

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Rules, rules, rules–I’m so sick of rules!

06/10/201306/13/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 335 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, error correction, good writing techniques, rick taubold, show don't tell

From Rick: On blog after blog about writing, writers are inundated with rules. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much the so-called rules of good writing really matter. Thinking about that triggered another random thought. In the Broadway show, and

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Editing Levels–Part 2

06/03/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 390 Views 0 Comments copyediting, editing, editing tips, error correction, good writing techniques, indie publishing, scott gamboe, self-publishing

From Scott: Last time, I wrote about levels of editing and mentioned that it all starts with you, the writer. The primary responsibility for ensuring the quality of your work starts with the editing you do. If you use a

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Bad writing habits–examples

03/12/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 348 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, editing, error correction, good writing, good writing techniques, head hopping, novel writing, point of view, rick taubold, scott gamboe

From Rick and Scott: Last week Scott talked about four bad habits of writers. The first was the use of habit words and phrases. Nearly every author is guilty of falling into the use of certain repetitive writing habits. The

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Formatting guidelines–PART 2 (Word options & clean ups)

02/04/201302/05/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 419 Views 0 Comments error correction, fiction writing, manuscript formatting, publishing, rick taubold, self-publishing

From Rick: Last time, I covered some key formatting points for your manuscripts. In this part, I’m first going to show you how to set your MS Word defaults to sensible settings to help you avoid problems. The instructions are

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Manuscript formatting guidelines–PART 1

01/28/201304/08/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 395 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, error correction, first line indent vs. tabs, good writing techniques, manuscript formatting, publishing, rick taubold

From Rick: We talk a lot about the specifics of grammar and craft in this blog, but one aspect of writing we’ve left out so far deals with the basics of formatting your story or manuscript. Just so we’re clear,

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Using automated grammar checking

01/07/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 378 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, error correction, grammar checkers, grammar checking software, scott gamboe, self-editing, self-publishing, spell checkers

Here begins a series on grammar checkers and editing software. We will be talking about other pieces of software on the market and the caveats of using them, along with our advice. We won’t necessarily be doing these articles one

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