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Words are hard. We’re here to help. Join Rachael Waldburger (editor, indie author, and English teacher) and her brother Ramsay Plautz (the extrovert in charge of keeping the conversation going) as they dive into writing and editing techniques. New episode weekly. Tangent-to-topic ratios will vary.
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There are several things writers are told to never, ever do—but it's not quite that simple. Ramsay learns the multiple functions of adverbs.By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay Plautz
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Have you ever been told you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition? Don't start a sentence with a conjunction? Never split an infinitive? Turns out these aren't actual rules in English—they're Zombie Rules, which keep coming back even though they should be dead. We'll tell you all about them in this episode!…
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When was the semicolon first used? How can you use punctutation for more than its technical uses? What has Ramsay actually been using all these years when he thought he was using the Oxford Comma? All that and more in our second episode!By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay Plautz
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Why is a first episode called a "pilot"? What should you include in the opening chapter of your story? What the heck is synesthesia? What's the difference between Tibetan and Mongolian throat singing? It's all right here in our very first episode!By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay Plautz
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