Tag: Editing
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How My Journalism Career Began with a Forest Bear
During my freshman year in college I worked part-time at the USDA Forest Service. I had been looking for a job to supplement my financial aid for school. Since I had previous work experience with the federal government, I applied to several departments for open positions. My application was accepted at the USDA Forest Service…
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Juggling Work and Blogging: Can I Do Both?
Juggling Two Jobs and Blogging It has been several months since I wrote anything here on my blog. What happen? Where have I been? Did I lose interest? Well, let me try and answer those questions. Back in February I landed not one but two part-time jobs. Both provided a great opportunity to work more…
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Decrease Writers Block With These 13 Blogging Ideas
It is the beginning of another year and hopefully you are starting off with a bang. This is the time to grow fresh new writing ideas. A time to cultivate inspiration and motivation for your craft. But, what if this is not your story? Perhaps your new year is not starting off with much writing…
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Make Media Literacy Your 2024 New Years Resolution
It is a brand new year and with that comes new years resolutions. I have to admit I am not big on resolutions because of their poor success rate. You know how it goes. You make a decision to lose weight, exercise more, or change some other personal bat habit. Then by February all of…
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Interested in Ghostwriting? Don’t be Spooked Instead Learn These Helpful Tricks
The scariest day of the year, Halloween, is coming up at the end of the month. To honor this hair-raising holiday, I am discussing ghostwriting, a spine-tingling and haunting form of inscription. Many popular books and probably bestsellers were written by ghost writers. But who are these storytelling spirits? What are the steps or tricks…
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5 Writing Podcasts I Love and You Will Too
International Podcast Day My close friends and family know how much I love a good podcast because I talk about them constantly. From news to health to technology to pop culture, my interest run the gamut. One specific kind of podcast I really enjoy is on the writing craft and ways to enhance my freelance…
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11 Self-Editing Tips for Blind and Sighted Writers
Last week I attended a writing discussion group for blind and low vision writers and authors. The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Print Impaired hosted this monthly meeting. We shared self-editing tips. When crafting an article, blog post, essay, poem or even a book, editing is critical. Self-editing even more so. I want to…
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It’s All in the Wrist: How I Avoid Hand and Wrist Pain as a Writer
I have been typing and writing on a keyboard for as long as I can remember. It all started in the 9th grade when I took a high school typing class. It was on one of those old-fashioned Smith Corona typewriters. Then I moved on to a computer using word processing software. My very first…
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5 Pieces of Popular Writing Advice I Ignore(and You Should Too)
As a writer I am usually open to tips, tricks and techniques to make my writing better. I have read tons of blog posts, newsletters, articles and books to improve my work. I have even taken a class or two. With that being said, I have observed a trend of common and/or popular advice that…
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Black Blind Journalist Publishes the 1930s Detroit Tribune
Before Black History Month is over, I am sharing a story about a Black man with a visual impairment. He was a poet, journalist and newspaper publisher. I learned about his life from the Blind History Lady and was compelled to share it here on my blog. As a Black blind journalist myself, it is…
Empish J. Thomas 