Daily Writing Tips is an outstanding blog for writers, providing concise posts about honing our skills.
This excellent reminder comes from the post “Critiquing” is not “Editing”:
Critiquing is not the same as editing. If the friend is “editing drastically,” the result is no longer a critique but a rewrite.
Sometimes we can forget this, eager as we …
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“Critiquing” is not “Editing”
What vs. Which
When my friends have grammar questions, they often ask me for help. I don’t consider myself a very good teacher of grammar, however, because the rules make sense to me more intuitively than logically. Sometimes, though, there are rules that make sense on both levels. The difference between “what” and “which” is …
On writing groups
I am allergic to groups. Though I don’t regret any of the significant groups I’ve been a part of, whether it was the Girl Scouts, the drama team, the local library association, or writing workshops, I tend not to seek them out. I prefer to do my own things on my own timeline. I also …