Regardless of what you are writing—fiction, nonfiction, articles, op-eds, even letters to the editor—there are five basic steps to editing any manuscript. These are by no means exhaustive but will take care of some of the major problems...
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The End of an Era
The first president I voted for after turning 18 was President George H.W. Bush.
Away from home and at college in Tennessee, I transferred my residency to the Volunteer state just so I could vote like a "real" voter. None of that absentee ballot...
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Get to the Point
Watching debates on television is often funny-- largely because I spent years being a spokesperson so I know what goes on behind the scenes and what's happening on the set. All the "crosstalk" in the world isn't going to make a person's point any...