Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Redundant writing

Found online: Although this move shocked many, it really was not too shocking to avid fan members. Bess possessed no elite qualities and his production can be easily replaced.


Yes, I understand “Mr. Third-down” was the most consistent “hands catcher” the Dolphins have had over his tenure with Miami, but the former undrafted free agent can be replaced.

Let's trim all of this down:

Although this move shocked many, it was understandable. Yes, “Mr. Third-down” was the most consistent “hands catcher” the Dolphins had over his tenure with Miami, but Bess possessed no elite qualities.

His production can be easily replaced.


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A leaner Twitter account

I'm always fussing because I've reached 2,000 people I'm following on Twitter, and I can't follow anyone else. Why? If you're following 2,000 folks and only 1,150 people are following you, they halt your following.

So today I culled 350 or more people I was following. Then I culled out another 800. Why? They weren't following me. Now I can follow some other folks. It was time-consuming, but I hope it'll be worth it. It felt good, anyway.


It was unbelievable some of the people I was following. I guess I followed them because they were following me at some point. Then they dropped me. Now they're dropped.


Why mention this on an editing/writing blog? Get real. If you're a writer or editor and have a Twitter account, you're trying to get every advantage you can. There's no point in following someone who isn't following you; a leaner account is a good thing.


Any comments on writing, editing or Twitter?



Contact: You can reach me at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie