Category Archives: Writing by others
Bad Revising
My last post was on how I revised the work of a writer on our team. (internal link). The next example is of bad revising, in which some unknown scriptwriter revises the book of one of the greatest minds of … Continue reading
More on Revising
Editing and proofreading fiddles with copy, revising recasts. One of our writers submitted a page with this paragraph. He is a fine writer but under deadline for this piece. I have more time as I am generally not doing original … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, non-fiction writing, organizing writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged client concerns, copy, copyediting, corporate interests, editing, positive. business writing, positivism, recasting, revising, revising copy, writing
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Favorite Quotes From Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad grew up speaking Polish. He did not achieve fluency in spoken English until his twenties. I understand a continuing irritation were people gifting him with Polish/English dictionaries. I’ve emphasized some phrases or sentences within these long excerpts. Conrad … Continue reading
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Tagged classical writing, Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, novella, quotes
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Richard Dawkins Reads A.E. Housman
Richard Dawkins Reads A.E. Housman From Poems that Make Grown Men Cry, Anthony and Ben Holden, ed., Simon and Schuster, Limited (2015) This video was for the UK’s National Poetry Day in 2014: https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/previous-years/ (external link) Turn on the close captioning. … Continue reading
The Best Used Book Store In Las Vegas, Nevada is For Sale
From Amber Unicorn Books June 13, 2020 Many of you are aware that Amber Unicorn has been ‘up for Sale’ since last fall. We have enjoyed some positive feedback and genuine interest. However, with the Covid-19 complications, things have understandably … Continue reading
Posted in books, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged Amber Unicorn books, book inventory, book store, book store for sale, business for sale, clark county business for sale, extra income, for sale, Las Vegas, las vegas valley, Nevada, retirement income, revenue stream, used book store
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Get It!
I always liked this story. Here, I have revised my previous writing. Yes, I used to write about telecom. Enough that the History Channel interviewed me once about Bell, my only television appearance. As Wesson and Grosvenor tell it, in … Continue reading
Good Writing is Unnatural
First draft writing resembles contemporaneous speaking. Record yourself for five minutes delivering an impromptu speech on a subject and then transcribe it. Then think about how far it is from tight, vigorous, organized writing. It’s a long way. We think … Continue reading
Why I Didn’t Write For More Than Twenty Years
Because my high school life was so wretched (internal link), I hesitated to join anything extra-circular, anything that deviated from the main goal of getting out of that prison. It was such a killing environment that I never went to … Continue reading
More From A.E. Housman
Confoundingly beautiful, brilliant and cynical, Housman’s poetry compares to little else. (internal link) It is a tragic world he sings of but his song is so sweet that we must listen. The following are random snippets, you can find his … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged a shropshire lad, A.E. Housman, Housman, Poetry
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The Welsh
The Welsh voice is unique. There’s a lilt and delivery that’s magical even if you can’t understand a bit of the language. Years ago I visited Wales for a week. You know you have entered Wales when the wording on … Continue reading
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Tagged national anthem, wales, welsh
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