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Jason Whited

@SaltyScribe

Editing bestsellers, mostly fiction. Used to run newspapers and magazines. Former translator and interpreter. Veteran. Favorite genre? Great writing.

 Las Vegas
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Joined August 2009
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Authors, don't forget that rest and recuperation are also parts of the writing process. Obstacles such as plot holes, character deficiencies, or mistakes in voice or tone are all easier to solve if you're not exhausted. Find time and space to take care of yourselves.
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it’s funny how sometimes you buy a book, then read it in two days, and sometimes you buy a book and it lives on your bookshelf for 15 years.
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@ThabigRexyOct 23
please don’t die with your art inside you
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@Demeter_EriniaOct 23
Does anyone remember when social media first came out, and it was just regular people posting pics or thoughts, no one trying to go viral, no influencers. Just vibes. What a time.
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Dev Latimer
@DevinRN88Oct 23
I don't know the secret to happiness, but I've never been sad in a bookstore.
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The tiredness on the couch never translates to the bed, and I demand to know why.
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Opened Google Scholar today and I was instantly hit with “AI can now summarize academic articles.” Bro, it’s called an abstract and it already exists.
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Trey@treydaywayOct 8
We probably aren't programmed to handle having access to so many horrible people
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@LovandfearOct 8
“Rage is only for what you believe can be fixed. All the rest is grief.” — Cormac McCarthy
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Phil Hoyeck
@PAHoyeckSep 26
The Oxford comma is the only thing standing between us and sheer barbarism.
Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) profile pictureMerriam-Webster
@MerriamWebsterSep 25
What's the word/grammar hill you are absolutely dying on?
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Remember to treat your body like a data center. Consume as much literature and water as possible.
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It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with. The idea that it should be avoided came from writers who were trying to align the language with Latin, but there is no reason to suggest ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong.
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Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
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Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.? Because we gave them that L in 1776.
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@OrevaZSNJun 9
Many people still don’t realize that literacy isn’t just about being able to read. It’s about being able to comprehend, evaluate, and apply the information in front of you. The gap between the two is becoming increasingly alarming.
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femiiiiii.@femiiisznJun 3
i hope the next global trend will be empathy and critical thinking.
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Respectfully, it's not huge news until the AP embraces the Oxford comma.
Peter Sterne (@petersterne) profile picturePeter Sterne@petersterneApr 24
HUGE NEWS for editors: the AP has changed its style guide. It's now "healthcare" (not "health care") and "childcare" (not "child care") apstylebook.com/ap_stylebook…
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Michael Calderone
@mlcalderoneFeb 4
The Post is eliminating Books section
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Turns out there's a proper verb for the Irish goodbye.
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@wordsporn26 Nov 2025
Absquatulate
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No. If you are a grown adult, you should know what the word “complimentary” means. We shouldn’t have to dumb down our vocabularies to words of one syllable for the benefit of the illiterate. People get dumber when society stops expecting them to know things.
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