S40E2 – Finding Motivation to Edit
I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. – Chuck Klosterman
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S22E5 – Fog and Flame: Take it Back Now Y’all!
This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It’s expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It’s a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It’s rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot. – Graham Chapman
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S22E4 – K/D Ratio: Setup and Payoff
There’s an old rule of theater that goes, “If there’s a gun on the mantle in act one, it must go off in act two.” The reverse is also true. – Steven King
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S22E3 – Fog and Flame: First-Person Omniscient
The voice of the narrator who knows the whole story cannot be dismissed as old-fashioned or uncool. It’s not only the oldest and the most widely used storytelling voice, it’s also the most versatile, flexible, and complex of the points of view. – Ursula K. LeGuin
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S22E2 – K/D Ratio: Structural Changes
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. – HP Lovecraft
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S11E6 – Edit: Why Editing is Essential for the Business of Publishing
Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear. – Patricia Fuller
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S5 Bonus – Battle of the Hosts: Adverbs
The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done. – Daniel Handler
I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. – Stephen King
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Industry Spotlight – Lindsey Teske
Lindsey Teske, head editor and publisher at Of Ink and Pearls, joins us in this Industry Spotlight episode of Writing Roots. She and hosts Ley Esses and Leigh Hull discuss the job of an editor, what writers should know, and the publishing process. Of Ink and Pearls, started by Lindsey, is a boutique publisher much…
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