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The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning. — Mark Twain

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Mar
21
comment Checklist for making sure your writing is Atomic?
@iarjz: not at all. Constructive criticism is always welcome. :)
Mar
21
comment Checklist for making sure your writing is Atomic?
@iajrz: okay, point taken. Edits above. better?
Mar
21
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Mar
21
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Mar
20
answered Checklist for making sure your writing is Atomic?
Mar
20
comment Is there any good time-line software out there?
Yes, I do exactly the latter: manually organized folders with notes. But I keep the timeline in Excel also for easy sorting and rearranging.
Mar
20
answered Is there any good time-line software out there?
Mar
20
comment Is there a way of listing the elements that makes a real fact fun?
Sorry, that's your job as a writer. :)
Mar
19
comment Are there any techniques to arrange or list ideas from a short text?
Still looks like bullets to me.
Mar
19
comment Are there any techniques to arrange or list ideas from a short text?
Bullets and the "underline" function usually work for me. :) You're being vague, dear. Sober up and rewrite the question so it's a little clearer, please?
Mar
18
comment Software for analyzing a manuscript?
Project --> Text Statistics. Gives you exactly the list Jen is looking for. I had no idea I used "the" over two thousand times. :)
Mar
18
comment Software for analyzing a manuscript?
thank you! That works like a charm! Wow, as if I needed another reason to love Scrivener. I should have RTFM more thoroughly.
Mar
18
answered Software for analyzing a manuscript?
Mar
17
comment Know any metaphors about women that…?
Then what's a succubA? I'm not asking about the adjectival form of succubus.
Mar
17
comment What are the key skills for a new technical writer?
thank you for adding "cruft" to my vocabulary.
Mar
17
comment What are the key skills for a new technical writer?
My other SE is getting sacked. where else am I going to hang out? :)
Mar
17
comment Know any metaphors about women that…?
why succuba and not succubus?
Mar
17
answered What are the key skills for a new technical writer?
Mar
17
comment Meretricious - A bit too fancy?
I thought "writhing" had a short I for years until I read "Jabberwocky" and saw "reeling and writhing," and realized it was supposed to have the long I of "writing."
Mar
17
answered Know any metaphors about women that…?