EDITOR@WORK

FOUND ONLINE: There are clear indications that the Dolphins no longer need to find a first-rate tight end. Dion Sims sure likes one to me.

The end of that paragraph seems a bit garbled. I think the writer meant this: There are clear indications that the Dolphins no longer need to find a first-rate tight end. Dion Sims sure looks like one to me.

Or the writer could simply say that Dion Sims looks like one to me.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: His 11,954 total rebounds is 22nd all-time.

His 11,954 total rebounds ARE 22nd all-time.

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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 ONLINE: For the fans of the Minnesota Vikings, all they would like is for their favorite NFL team to clinch a birth in the 2016 postseason.

This was written by a football fan, not a professional writer. Still, it's berth here, not birth.

HEADLINE FOUND ONLINE: Matthew Stafford Sets New NFL Record

That's a DUH! Stafford can't set an OLD record; they've all been set.

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