Poetry is a mysterious combination of images, sounds, reflections prompted by reader and writer, a rhythm of thoughts conveyed in expressive phrases to convey subtle or blunt messages. Poetry is a challenge to the uninitiated and a rewarding experience to those who revel in imagination. Times change. Some disparage the simple rhyme. Yet the sing-song effort of positioning image with image tickles the imagination, spurs the memory, and prompts recollections of other times and other feelings. Rhyming, when forced, results in cheap efforts to create images or phrases based on convention. Words...

Editing - 10 Steps is full of reminders to check and re-check details plus it shows how to avoid rushing in order to produce a more polished document. Editing - 10 Steps builds awareness in writers who know how tough it is to be objective about whatever type of writing they choose. Editing - 10 Steps recognizes that re-writes separate the beginner from the polished revisions demanded by professional editors and authors. Editing - 10 Steps pushes writers who may be too close to the thoughts they try to convey and offers encouragement to see what is missing or overly stated. A reference guide...