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#pencilsketch @jamesrvrwriters #jrw17 @firehousetheatre #rva. #writingshow2017 Talk was about 'befriending the editing ✂' Take away was "read you piece out loud to listen for mistakes", "listen to your readers' feedback", "avoid jargon and word crutches", and "follow about 90% of the editor's suggestions on what to cut out". (at Firehouse Theatre)

#pencilsketch @jamesrvrwriters #jrw17 @firehousetheatre #rva. #writingshow2017 #author and #poet, Nathan Richardson, #author and #writingteacher at #vcu, @gretchencomba, and #businesswriter and Richmond chapter president of the IABC, @Larandlancaster. @kris.spisak was our #moderator. Talk was about 'befriending the editing ✂' Take away was "read you piece out loud to listen for mistakes", "listen to your readers' feedback", "avoid jargon and word crutches", and "follow about 90% of the editor's suggestions on what to cut out". (at Firehouse Theatre)

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Windsor is grumpy, because the conference is over. Erica Orloff put on a great conference and is passing her conference tiara to Leila Gaskin, the chair for next year's conference. #JRW16 #JRW17 #rvawrites #rva #anwriting #amtired #dragonsofinstagram (at Greater Richmond Convention Center)