EDITOR@WORK: December 2013

FOUND ONLINE: However, with eight seconds left in regulation, the Chiefs were in position to win the game as Ryan Succop lined up to kick a 41-yard game-winning field goal from the San Diego 23.

That sounds redundant to me, especially the win the game with a 41-yard game-winning field goal. Let's try again.

However, with eight seconds left in regulation, the Chiefs were in position to win the game as Ryan Succop lined up to kick a 41-yard field goal from the San Diego 23.

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• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

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• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

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• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

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Found on TV: #themindyproject

I know it comes from The Mindy Project, but when I first saw it I thought it said Them Indy Project. Them Indy Project? What does that mean?

Similarly, I used to work for a newspaper whose Intranet was called the Mega Net. Online, it was themeganet, but it looked like Theme Ganet to me.

Your mind sees some funny things,

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