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Fixional

@Fixional_Inc

Keep your writing clear, original, and interesting with Fixional, an editorial tool for writers, editors, & publishers.

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Joined April 2017
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IBPA@ibpa25 Mar 2021
The finalists in the prestigious IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ program were announced today! This year we honored 146 books that represented the best of independent publishing. More details here buff.ly/39g8OfE Check out the finalists here buff.ly/31g6D7o
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What's the best piece of writing advice you've received?
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Fixional #writing tip: Do not separate a subject from its verb with a comma. #NationalGrammarDay fixional.com/write-with-fixi…
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“Reading some poetry early in the morning is a habit—I read it before I start to work. Whenever people say, Nobody reads poetry anymore, I think, Well, I do.” —Mavis Gallant theparisreview.org/interview…
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Read contributor @rmmckenny's OPERATIONAL GUIDE FOR FRUIT (SUBENTRY: GRAPEFRUIT) in @havehadhavehad: buff.ly/3doOLyr
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Here's a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Patricia Lockwood, Zak Salih, Roberto Bolaño and more—that are publishing this week. themillions.com/2021/02/tues…
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What is parallel structure? Learn why it's better to compare apples and oranges than apples and drinking orange juice. fixional.com/post/what-is-pa… #editing #writing
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IBPA@ibpa12 Feb 2021
NEW MEMBER BENEFIT! IBPA members now save 20% on @Fixional_Inc, an advanced editorial tool that helps evaluate manuscripts, enforce style guides, manage workflows, and revise documents with customizable copy and line edits. Details here buff.ly/3jGsH3k #indiepub
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Read today's poem on Poetry Daily: poems.com/poem/xxii/. So pleased to have a section from ASYLUM on Poetry Daily @AAKnopf

XXII.

Some days it was insufferable, the cold & still we traveled through the abyss where the Black Cherry, Pin Oak, & Red Maple were stripped of their clothes & the wind slapped our faces, the furies...

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Update time! Issue 6 is in development and a release date will be announced next week. In the meantime, here is a gif of an indifferent bear casually dancing while they wait for more info.
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Markets & Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus erikadreifus.com/2021/02/mar…
Markets & Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

Markets & Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

No-fee, paying markets for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction: competitions, contests, and calls for submissions. Plus: jobs.

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An excellent short story reading list, c/o George Saunders. lithub.com/read-the-american…
Read the American short stories George Saunders thinks will stand the test of time.

Read the American short stories George Saunders thinks will stand the test of time.

There’s so much contemporary fiction released every day, it’s hard to keep track—and it’s hard to know which works will still be remembered in a year and which will slip into obscurity. Luckily, we…

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Fixional #writing tip: Use affirmatives instead of multiple negatives. #WritingCommunity fixional.com
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Don't use a hyphen between adverbs ending in -ly and adjectives they modify: an easily remembered rule, a badly damaged island, a fully informed voter.
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Fixional #writing tip: Remove repetitive words and phrases. fixional.com/edit-with-fixio…
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We are currently accepting pitches for critical essays, personal essays, blended longform essays, interviews, and book reviews. Please review the guidelines here: pshr.us/2jvsDIN
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Fixional #writing tip, courtesy of Mark Twain: “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is… the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” fixional.com/edit-with-fixio…
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Fixional #writing tip: Replace vague words with specific words. #WritingCommunity fixional.com/edit-with-fixio…
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Writers! Submissions for our inaugural issue close on DECEMBER 20th - send us your work before this Sunday for the chance to be part of Issue 1!
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Fixional #writing tip: Use "who" or "whom" to refer to a person, not "that." #WritingCommunity fixional.com/edit-with-fixio…
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