EDITOR@WORK: August 2018

HEADLINE FOUND ONLINE: Electric car makers moving into Tesla’s turf with new models

I'm not sure you need to say electric car makers; if you're moving into Tesla's turf, it's all electric.

FOUND ON YOUTUBE: The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC | BRAKING NEWS Today

I know, I know; they just misspelled breaking. I felt the need to mention it, though. Braking news sounds like it involves stopping cars or trucks.

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MORE EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• 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

BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• 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

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

FOUND ON YOUTUBE: David Pecker's Past Practice Puts POTUS In A Pickle, Precludes Pulitzer

Apparently, the headline writer had P's on his mind; maybe he had to go out and pee. I like alliteration, but this is a bit much.

AS SEEN ON TV: I guess you're parent is always your parent.

This is Tony DiNozzo speaking via subtitles on NCIS. At least the computer program (I assume) got one of the yours right. They meant this: I guess your parent is always your parent.