EDITOR@WORK

FOUND ON YOUTUBE: The Most Weird Vintage Toy Commercials

I wasn't interested in watching this video, but the wording of the promo caught my eye. Why say Most Weird? Why not just say Weirdest Vintage Toy Commercials?

FOUND ONLINE: The first is light weight. The lighter the vehicle is, the further it can go once the motor and batteries are in place.

Distance is farther, and lightweight is one word.

Redo: The first is lightweight. The lighter the vehicle is, the farther it can go once the motor and batteries are in place.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com BLUESKY: PROFILE

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: The 62 points the Tigers finished with were their fewest since an 80-53 loss to Kentucky ~~all the way~~ back on Feb. 23.

I had to mention this.

The Tigers' 62 points were their fewest since an 80-53 loss to Kentucky back on Feb. 23.

On the positive side, the writer said fewest rather than less when talking to Auburn's number of points.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: Health and happiness is possible without killing yourself.

Health and happiness ARE possible.

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