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Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:43:12 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writer’s Block Rd.

Shane,
I like the idea of the “vomit draft” because it relieves the pressure that essentially causes “writer’s block.” The stress of writing something “good” is gone; the important part is to kick-start your creative energy.
You can’t be afraid of writing nonsense when you start formulating ideas for a first draft/outline. It’s amazing how much of [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:24:04 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writer’s Block Rd. We’ve all been there. One minute you’re smoothly cruising down Your Vision Blvd. in your 1966 Ford Mustang convertible—sunshine, blue skies, 70-degree wind blowing through your hair. All of your ideas are beautifully coordinated into coherent and meaningful sentences. Writer heaven. Then, out of nowhere, gridlock. You’ve stopped moving. It’s bumper-to-bumper traffic and you find yourself [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:24:04 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writer’s Block Rd.

We’ve all been there. One minute you’re smoothly cruising down Your Vision Blvd. in your 1966 Ford Mustang convertible—sunshine, blue skies, 70-degree wind blowing through your hair. All of your ideas are beautifully coordinated into coherent and meaningful sentences. Writer heaven.
Then, out of nowhere, gridlock. You’ve stopped moving. [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:09:07 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

If you’re already familiar with the content, going through your text from the end is definitely a helpful way of spotting errors that you may miss when you read through the text normally.

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Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:50:20 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Thanks for the feedback, RJ! Glad you enjoyed it!

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Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:11:09 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Great points, Joel! As writers, we’re so closely tied to our projects. When you’re passionately involved in your writing, let’s say a book, you’re not necessarily in the right mind set to verify if everything on page 230 is consistent to what is on page 3, 10, 100, etc. A proofreader may clean up your [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:02:43 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

“The point where you forgot what you wrote” is an excellent way of putting it! Thanks for expanding on the thought!

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:28:51 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps The main difficulty in proofreading your own text is simple: you have trouble recognizing your own typos, grammar mistakes, and inaccuracies. You know what you want to say; it’s just not always communicated in your writing. When you act as your own proofreader, you may often overlook mistakes because your eye doesn’t recognize them as [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:28:51 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

The main difficulty in proofreading your own text is simple: you have trouble recognizing your own typos, grammar mistakes, and inaccuracies. You know what you want to say; it’s just not always communicated in your writing.
When you act as your own proofreader, you may often overlook [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman and Henry Baum are now friends

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:04:36 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman and Henry Baum are now friends

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stefanie-flaxman wrote a new blog post: Don't You Just Hate Words?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:42 +0000

stefanie-flaxman wrote a new blog post: Don't You Just Hate Words?

I hate words.
Nothing complicates your ideas more than words. However, most writers love words. Go figure.
I don’t necessarily mean that an article’s word count is problematic. How many words it takes you to express and support your points is circumstantial. Just don’t get [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:32:49 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism

This post welcomes Stefanie Flaxman to Self-Publishing Review – the Revision Fairy, which “combines the utility of an online proofreading service with the luxury of having your own personal copy editor.” She’ll be writing posts on writing mechanics, something that has thus far been missing from [...]

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Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:32:49 +0000

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism This post welcomes Stefanie Flaxman to Self-Publishing Review - the Revision Fairy , which "combines the utility of an online proofreading service with the luxury of having your own personal copy editor." She'll be writing posts on writing mechanics, something that has thus far been missing from the site. Punctuation matters. Period. Your profound representation of a snowflake resting [...]

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Self-Publishing Review | Stefanie Flaxman | Activity

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Become a Better Proofreader in 3 Steps

Stefanie Flaxman and Henry Baum are now friends

stefanie-flaxman wrote a new blog post: Don't You Just Hate Words?

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: Punctuation: A Different Kind of Symbolism

Stefanie Flaxman commented on the blog post The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.

Stefanie Flaxman wrote a new blog post: The Intersection of Your Vision Blvd. and Writerâs Block Rd.