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October 27, 2017 Arcadia Coach / From The Editor's Desk / research / Writing

The Fourth “R”- RESEARCH (Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmatic and…)

Editor’s Note: This is cross-posted at Arcadia Coach, the new venture I am working on with Edward Branley. Hope to

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October 20, 2017 Books / Coming Soon / From The Editor's Desk

Coming Soon: Necrotic City by Leland Lydecker

Happy Friday everyone! Just a quick note to tell you that I recently did the editing of the back blurb

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October 11, 2017 From The Editor's Desk / In the News

The Atlantic magazine fraudulent job offers : SCAM

Dateline: October 5, 2017 In this scam, individuals posing as editors and executives who work for The Atlantic magazine send

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October 3, 2017 Editor Notes / From The Editor's Desk

When the Editor has Editor’s Block…

With a little bit of help from Winnie the Pooh…   …and Jack Skellington

October 2, 2017 From The Editor's Desk

“The Appointment”: A Comic Strip

Comic courtesy of cartoonist Tom Gauld Find Tom Gauld on Twitter : https://twitter.com/tomgauld Tom Gauld is a Cartoonist and Illustrator of

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September 25, 2017 Book Launch / From The Editor's Desk

Release day for Krauss: The New Orleans Value Store by Edward J. Branley

I’m very excited to announce that today is Release Day for the latest book by Edward J. Branley —  Krauss: The

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March 20, 2017 From The Editor's Desk / Pinterest / Podcast

How an idea comes to fruition: Collaboration, Research, Pinterest, and Maunsel White

Ever wonder how an idea comes to fruition for an editor? Or if we actually do more than just stare

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March 17, 2017 Books / From The Editor's Desk / Writing

What is a Beta Reader’s Role?

Beta readers are people who are most likely to buy and read your book. They play an important role in

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February 10, 2017 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

When direct quotes go bad…

January 16, 2017 From The Editor's Desk

Martin Luther King Jr.~2017~ ‘I Have A Dream’

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

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January 13, 2017 From The Editor's Desk

Roadmapping 2017

What’s on the calendar? Here’s a sneak peek You can look forward to lots of projects from Edward J. Branley

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January 12, 2017 From The Editor's Desk

New Year … New & Noteworthy 2017

Timeline: January 12th, 2017 Yes, I know it’s past when the ball dropped in New York’s Times Square for the

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October 10, 2016 From The Editor's Desk / Infographic / Science

Infographic: Science behind writing drunk and editing sober

Thanks to our editing friends in Australia, The Expert Editor, for this infographic. In this interesting article from The Guardian,

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September 16, 2016 book lists / Books / From The Editor's Desk / Writing

Umberto Eco and the Anti-library

  “The writer Umberto Eco belongs to that small class of scholars who are encyclopedic, insightful, and nondull. He is

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July 8, 2016 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Friday Funny Photo … Pokémon

Apparently, there was a Pokémon— Rattata — on my hand in Starbucks, and I had no idea. For those who are

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