On this Independence Day, I salute editors—those unseen gatekeepers who make writing better and whose absence highlights the risks of too much independence. Freedom. Liberty. Rugged individualism. They are in our national DNA and inseparable from American culture. But like…
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A Writer’s Resolution: Start New Word Diet
Starting a new diet is among the most common of New Year’s resolutions; it’s also a good time for writers to consider a diet of new words. This occurred to me while reading a recent newspaper piece by a nationally…