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Words to live (and write, and edit) by:
"An author merely begins a book. A reader finishes it."
-Samuel Johnson"Don’t tell me that the moon is shining; Show me the glint of light on broken glass."
-attributed to Anton Checkhov“I have been correcting the proofs of my poems. In the morning, after hard work, I took a comma out of one sentence…. In the afternoon I put it back again.”
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Author Archives: Ex Libris Editing
Author Philip Pullman calls time on the present tense, the first person
“If every sound you emit is a scream, a scream has no expressive value. What I dislike about the present-tense narrative is its limited range of expressiveness.” So said His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman in a 2010 Guardian article … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, first person, literature, narrative, Philip Pullman, present tense, writing
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Blue Thread, Ooligan Press, and the importance of reading local
So, back in the fall of 2009, Sarah and I were both brand new graduate students with the Masters of Writing and Book Publishing program at Portland State University. We met in our intro to publishing course, but really started … Continue reading
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Welcome Sarah!
Ex Libris is happy to announce that we are now a partnership! Sarah Heilman, accomplished freelance editor of The Tempered Quill, has joined the Ex Libris ranks and Sylvia and Sarah are now an official dynamic duo. More news to … Continue reading
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Hello from Ex Libris!
Hello there! This is my first blog post since officially launching Ex Libris Editing, so I just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the site. Feel free to look around and to ask me questions either in the … Continue reading
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