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The Long Wait

Monday 04 March 2024 I had promised that my next blog was to be on the murder of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  I promise; I still will finish writing that one, but I must explain why I can’t publish it this week.  First and in part, teaching about Navalny in the college

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When Revision Is Working With a Manuscript Editor

Monday 12 February 2024 King Arthur’s editorial skills impress me because his various professional roles and positions: dissertation writer and published author, philosophy professor, and military officer not only account for his objectivity and credibility as a manuscript reader but explain his subtleness, discernment, and empathy as a reader.  He deftly struck a balance between

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Prelude to a Revision

Now that the first serious draft of my Katyn manuscript is complete, I now begin the next stage of the writing process: the revision.  Revising one’s written work is both exciting and daunting.  The etymological roots of “revision” are “to look or see at again,” “to visit again,” and “to look back.”  The word history

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