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Dear Editor-on-call,Recently I wrote, "He must have been thirteen at the time, as he was about a year older than I was" on the first page I presented at a SCBWI critique session....

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Forty days?

I just realized--with a sinking feeling--that there are only 40 days left in 2011. That means I need to really get cracking to meet my year-end goals.At the beginning of the year,...

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Feeling festive?

It's been a very long time since I participated in a blog fest. I think the fatigue from my severe anemia had a lot to do with it. But now that I'm power-loading iron and feeling...

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Don a cap if you're proper

Dear editor-on-call,I always forget when certain words should be capitalized, like sir (Sir?). Can you help?Sincerely,Case sensitiveaka Janet Sumner Johnson at Musings of a Children's...

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Buy a book, get a free soundtrack!

Today is THE day to help Jessica Bell's debut, STRING BRIDGE, hit the bestseller list on Amazon, and receive the all-original soundtrack, Melody Hill: On the Other Side, written...

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Gin fizz and gimlets with grammar

I am a sucker for grammar humor, so I just had to repost this hilarious list of jokes from McSweeney's.Seven bar jokes involving grammar and punctuationby Eric K. Auld1. A comma...

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Cure for run-ons

Dear Editor-on-call,I'm weak when it comes to run-on sentences. Can you help?Sincerely,The On-Runner(aka Bish Denham at Random Thoughts)Dear Runner,You are in good company. Run-ons...

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Help for grammarphobes

It has been quite awhile since I last did a post in my editor-on-call series. I got the idea a few years ago after one of my CPs called me late one Friday night with a punctuation...

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#keepingOPENMINDS—The Importance of Theme

by Susan Kaye Quinn, author of Open Minds (Book One of the Mindjack Trilogy)image sourceThe very first image—the first brain spark—that inspired Open Minds (Book One of the Mindjack...

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