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beta reader
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Beta reader

A beta reader is someone who reads a manuscript before it is published to provide feedback from a reader’s perspective. They are not professional editors but play a crucial role in helping authors improve their work by pointing out errors, plot holes, inconsistencies, or unclear passages.

character
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Character

I recently read ‘Quiet’: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking , by Susan Cain. One section that particularly interested me, discussed how the culture of character had been replaced by the culture of personality starting early last century in the USA.

launch team
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Launch Team

What Is A Launch Team? Launch team, street team, crew… these have all become terms for the group of people–

fuck on a wall
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f-bomb

I’m talking about one of my pet dislikes. I won’t waste emotion hating something, but this just ticks me off. You’ll see it in many posts and comments, as I’m sure many of you have. What I’m referring to, is the annoying use of ‘f-bomb’ instead of ‘fuck’.

Bai-Fang-Li
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Rickshaw

In 1987, 74-year old rickshaw driver Bai Fang Li returned to his home town to retire from his backbreaking job.

However, after seeing children working in the fields and learning from his daughter that the children were too poor to attend school, he came out of retirement in order to earn money to help them.

manuscript
Writing

Manuscript

Yesterday, I closed another manuscript, a completed first draft that will now sit for a few weeks before re-writing and editing begins.

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