Writing and Editing

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My guest is Bethany Nicole, who is a writer and relationship expert based in Los Angeles. She uses astrology as part of her work with individuals and couples. She has completed a book c…

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I discuss the recent announcement by the Italian government that it is introducing legislation to levy fines on those who use foreign terms, when there is an Italian equivalent, in offi…

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I talk about the use and origin of the word "incent," and its relationship to "incentive" and "incentivize." Plus, I may have developed a screenplay for a movie based on quotations from…

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I talk about literary fiction, using the example of one of the great novels of all time, Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.

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I describe my own experiences in editing articles for academic journals published by a university press, both copy editing and proofreading.

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I talk about the revision and censorship of books that are carried out so as to rid them of words and situations that are considered too sensitive for some in the politically correct an…

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My guest is Audrey Jamieson, who is an editor and writer. On the editing side, she does developmental, stylistic, and copy editing. On the writing side, she does ghostwriting but also w…

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I have a one-on-one interview with ChatGPT while I am in my home office, and it is in a hotel room in downtown Ottawa, Canada, after it has somehow managed to stow away on Air Force One…

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I talk about the scourge of this phrase, which is much over-used in English these days, usually either joining two thoughts together without establishing the exact relationship between …

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My guest is Frances Peck, who was an editor and ghostwriter for 30 years, but last year began her career as a novelist, with The Broken Places, published by NeWest Press. The novel rece…

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I discuss the purpose of a style sheet and walk through some of the details of what is included in a typical one.

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I talk about the origin of this 700-year-old English word as well as the numerous, diverse, and even contradictory meanings it has had over the course of its history. And wait for it: a…

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My guest is Joe LeValley, who is a former executive as well as a former journalist, but is now an award-winning writer of mystery/thriller novels. He has published five in the last five…

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I talk about my experience trying to get answers from FriesenPress about why their book prices are so substantially (30–50%) marked up on Amazon sites, and whether Friesen authors/clien…

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I talk about the origin of the word, its use in sexual and other senses, and the way it can be a euphemism shielding ugly truth.

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My guest is Pat Bradley, who is a Screenwriter and Director from Queens, New York. He has produced many short films, as well as the excellent full-length feature, Into the Valli, which …

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My guest is Sarah Chauncey, who was also a guest last October whom I was impressed with on many levels. Sarah is an editor, book coach, and writer. 

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Hi, I’m Wayne Jones. Welcome to Writing & Editing. This is episode 147, which is 0.00159 Scaramuccis long. My guest is Neil Berliner, who is a comedy writer and coach. In his career, he…

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I talk about the basic clauses you should expect in any contract you sign with an editor, as well as some of the things that the editor should deliver or provide to you apart from the e…