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Editing: It Ain’t for Sissies

Posted on January 27, 2014June 7, 2014 by Tom Bentley

A one-minute video exhibition of the unusual editing tools the crafty editor must employ.

Oh, something else: the free downloads of my short story collection end soon, and you can win a Amazon gift card too. (Still can’t decide if this sounds sleazy or solicitous.)

Posted in copyediting, video, writing for video Tagged chainsaw editing, copyediting, editing tools, editors, how to edit
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