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Words to the Wise

For the past three years my generous friend and colleague Julie Ferguson of Beacon Literary Services has given me space in her quarterly newsletter, The Beacon, to guide writers on the finer points of self-editing—and sometimes to rant and pontificate.

I invite you to share these articles with your writing friends and colleagues. If you have questions or suggestions for future articles, email me.

• Latest! What Does an Acquisitions Editor Do?

• Why Use a Freelance Editor?

• Bring Your Writing to Life Through Dialogue

• Defying the Rules

• Get a Life! Does It Really Matter?
  A brief rant on the importance of punctuation

• I'm Sorry, Mrs. Willan, But You Were Wrong
  On beginning a sentence with a conjunction

• Buy Yourself a Good Dictionary

• Be Active—It's Good for Your Health
  On the active and passive voice

• The Serial Comma—So Much Over So Little

• Let's Turn to the Big Picture

• Style and Voice: What's the Difference?

• Listen to Your Voice

• Let's Be Plain About Plain Language

• Creative Nonfiction? Isn't That an Oxymoron?

• Creative Nonfiction: A Tricky Business