Skip to content

Dara Rochlin Book Doctor

Editor. Proofreader. Wordsmith. Fact-Checker. Researcher.

  • 2021 A to Z Challenge
  • About
  • Coming Soon
  • Editing Extras
  • In the Lab
  • Pencil Shavings: Research Crumbs
  • Portfolio
  • Samples
  • Testimonials

Tag: Dara Rochlin Book Doctor

May 17, 2016 Editor's Toolkit / Language / Writing

The Editor’s Toolkit: Hemingway App

Ernest Hemingway‘s writing style is known almost instantaneously by most readers. It is distinctive, recognizable, and influential. Critics believe his

Continue reading

May 13, 2016 Character Development / Writing

“Them’s Fightin Words”: Fighting and Combat

 Fight. (v) Old English feohtan “to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win” (intransitive; class III strong

Continue reading

May 9, 2016 Books / Did You Know ? / Science

That “Old Book Smell”

If you ever wandered up into the attic to look at your grandparent’s old books, or through a used bookstore

Continue reading

April 29, 2016 From The Editor's Desk / Language / Shakespeare

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.” (Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene 2)

Taking a page (see what I did there? ) from the earlier blog post this week on Shakespeare, and bringing

Continue reading

February 26, 2014 Uncategorized

Fear of Writing: Guest Blogging, Face your Fears

I had the honor of guest blogging today over at Author Christopher Kelly’s blog.  Since he was kind enough to

Continue reading

November 6, 2013 Uncategorized

Guest Blog Post: Susan Kaye Quinn and Indie Author Survival Guide

I’m excited to have this Guest Blog Post today by Susan Kaye Quinn, author of the Indie Author Survival Guide. 

Continue reading

October 18, 2013 Uncategorized

Meraki.

Welcome! I love books.  I love editing. I love watching words flow and ebb on the page.  I love when

Continue reading

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 8 9 10

Recent Posts

  • New Adventures #bookstagram
  • John Steinbeck / Marilyn Monroe Fan Letter
  • Pens… Pencils… Notebooks… Pads… Oh My
  • Long Time No Blog…
  • Memorial Day Reading List

Archives

Other Links of Interest

  • Book Publishing News Feed
  • Grandiloquent Word of the Day
  • Etymology Dictionary
  • Jane Friedman
  • Published To Death
  • The Hot Sheet
  • The Public Domain Review
  • Word Spy
  • World Wide Words
Follow Dara Rochlin Book Doctor on WordPress.com

Social

  • View DaraRochlinBookDoctor’s profile on Facebook
  • View bookdoctordara’s profile on Twitter
  • View drochlin’s profile on Pinterest
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Dara Rochlin Book Doctor
    • Join 86 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Dara Rochlin Book Doctor
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...