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The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself) (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

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Error-correction is the beginning of infinity.

David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

(i) Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. (ii) Never use a long word where a short one will do. (iii) If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. (iv) Never use the passive where you can use the active. (v) Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can t

George Orwell • All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays

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Rosemary Sassoon • Improve Your Handwriting: Teach Yourself: Learn to write in a confident and fluent hand: the writing classic for adult learners and calligraphy enthusiasts

Julia and Avis were cosmopolitan women who traveled widely, read extensively, and moved in diverse political, intellectual, and social circles. They had many acquaintances in common and frequently referred to public figures and friends by their first names or initials.

Joan Reardon • As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child & Avis DeVoto

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Julia Buckley • A Dark and Stormy Murder (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery Book 1)

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