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| Issue/Topic | Link |
|---|---|
| Issue 1 | Reading aloud and dialogue tags | Read Issue 1 |
| Issue 2 | Search for Echoes | Read Issue 2 |
| Issue 3 | Stage Directions + Punctuation Tips | Read Issue 3 |
| Issue 4 | When vs Why | Read Issue 4 |
| Issue 5 | Don’t Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story | Read Issue 5 |
| Issue 6 | Use Dashes Like Exclamation Points—Sparingly | Read Issue 6 |
| Issue 7 | The Speaker Owns the Paragraph | Read Issue 7 |
| Issue 8 | Bam! Whack! Bwah! Ha! Ha! Onomatopoeia! | Read Issue 8 |
| Issue 9 | A While vs Awhile | Read Issue 9 |
| Issue 10 | We interrupt this newsletter with some nonessential information | Read Issue 10 |
| Issue 11 | “Be Aggressive! Be Aggressive! B-E-A-GG-R-E-SS-I-V-E!” | Read Issue 11 |
| Issue 12 | Suddenly… and then! | Read Issue 12 |
| Issue 13 | Editing: What Is It Anyway? | Read Issue 13 |
| Issue 14 | The Editorial Freelancers Association and Rate Chart—What Every Author Needs to Know | Read Issue 14 |
| Issue 15 | Need a Good Editor? How to Tell a Pro from a No! | Read Issue 15 |
| Issue 16 | Can’t I Just Edit Myself? | Read Issue 16 |
| Issue 17 | Celebrate! With Champagne or champagne? | Read Issue 17 |
| Issue 18 | Back to Work? Then You Probably Need a Lie Down. Or Is It a Lay Down? | Read Issue 18 |
| Issue 19 | May I Compliment You on How Your Book Cover Complements Your Prose? | Read Issue 19 |
| Issue 20 | Whose Head Is It Anyway? | Read Issue 20 |
| Issue 21 | Can Someone Get Me Out of This Hole? | Read Issue 21 |
| Issue 22 | Your (Time)Slip Is Showing! | Read Issue 22 |
| Issue 23 | That’s a Capital Idea! | Read Issue 23 |
| Issue 24 | Let’s Not Let Ourselves Be Confusing…. | Read Issue 24 |
| Issue 25 | A Coyote Is Not “Like a Coyote” | Read Issue 25 |
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