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Elegant editing. Precise proofreading. Remarkable results. The wrong word makes you infamous and weak.

oduce the phenomenal and the memorable. Business services include:
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10/01/2025

As this sign went up, the clerk in the gas station just quit. He's not getting paid enough for that duty!

09/01/2025

Reason #7 to Write a Book: Build your brand, attract new clients and explore new opportunities
Writing a book is a strategic move to extend your personal and business identity. You can offer valuable insights to like-minded individuals who are seeking expertise.
Think of a book as a walking billboard, as an oversized business card. And you can be in daily thoughts as your book graces your clients' bedsides and desks.
📕📗📘 Kick-Start Your Book Writing Journey with the 5-Day Writing Challenge 📕📗📘
January 13 - 17 - Noon-1:15 EST via Zoom
Register Today!
https://bit.ly/3HGDtmt

07/01/2025

Tuesday Tips & Tricks - Ellipses: Dot-dot-dot (. . .) Three dots - not four or ten, for that matter. They’re used to show words are omitted or a break in thought. Avoid overusing them; sometimes using them is seen as a cop-out.
Don’t forget to type space dot space dot space dot . . .

06/01/2025

Many writers have taken the 45-Day Program and echoed similar thoughts to Lisa's. The 45-Day Program isn't just about making progress on your book. Many writers learn more about themselves in the process and use the experience to write on a deeper level.
Join our 45-Day Writing Program to get inspired, stay motivated, and keep writing. Readers are waiting for your book. Let's make it happen!
Let’s get moving with the 45-day Nonfiction Writing Program! 📙 📕 📗 📘
In 45 days, you’ll:
• Clarify the why, who, and what of your book.
• Complete a brain dump and mind map.
• Craft a working table of contents and outline.
• Develop a writing rhythm
• Draft a preface and up to 3 chapters— or even more!
You’ll also get tips on book categories, book length, titles, and much, much more!
For a limited time, you can SAVE $50 - USE PROMO CODE: SRPSave50
For more information or to register, please visit us at:
https://bit.ly/3i6c3O8

04/01/2025

In celebration of World Braille Day, I honor Grace, who wrote her book in braille and then had it transcribed so I could edit it. What an honor!
Kudos to Louis Braille, who was blinded at the age of three and invented the system in 1824 while a student at the Institution Nationale des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for Blind Children), Paris.

03/01/2025

So true!

03/01/2025

✨ New Year, New Goals: Is 2025 the Year You Bring Your Story Alive? ✨
You’ve thought about it, maybe even dreamed about it: writing that book—the one that shares your expertise, tells your story, or changes the way people see the world. 🎯
But life happens. Deadlines, distractions, and doubts can push that dream to “someday.” What if this year is the year you make it happen?
📖 Here’s your challenge:
Resolve to start—just start. One sentence, one idea, one step toward bringing your vision to life.
Not sure where to begin? I’ve got your back! Join me for the Free Kick-Start Writing Challenge for aspiring nonfiction authors like YOU. Together, we’ll tackle the blank page, create momentum, and structure your book into something you can’t wait to share.
🎆 Let’s make 2025 the year you bring your story alive.
Kick-Start Your Book Writing Journey with the 5-Day Writing Challenge
January 13 - 17 - Noon-1:15 EST via Zoom
Register Today!
https://bit.ly/3HGDtmt

02/01/2025

Reason #6 to Write a Book: To create or leave a legacy
Writing a book is a personal endeavor—putting words on paper expressing experiences and reflections. But it’s more than that. It’s about sharing moments of meaning, emotions, and lessons that shape us.
Often, anecdotes reveal messages that might resonate with others, helping them navigate their own paths. These personal stories create a testament that family, friends, and future generations can hold onto.
Kick-Start Your Book Writing Journey with the 5-Day Writing Challenge
January 13 - 17 - Noon-1:15 EST via Zoom
Register Today!
https://bit.ly/3HGDtmt

01/01/2025

Have you chosen your word for the year? The word that represents your goals, your focus, your intentions for 2025?
I thought long and hard, went back and forth, consulted some inspirational sources, and decided on. . . drum roll, please. . . embrace!
Embrace "Thrive in 2025!"
Embrace new ventures-
Embrace new adventures-
Embrace my fears, my shortcomings, and the unknown-
Embrace authentic relationships-
Embrace the present-
Embrace creativity and those who show it-
Embrace my story--and others'
Embrace peace, justice, and kindness-
Embrace patience-
Now I can write it on my mirror, put it in my calendar, and paste it on my forehead.
What's your word for the year? I'd love to see it in the comments.

31/12/2024

Nonfiction writers often ask me, “What’s the difference between a foreword, preface, and introduction?”
Have no fear, friends, the answer is here.
What’s the purpose of a foreword, preface, and introduction?
Each is designed to sell the book before Chapter 1. They are meant to grab a reader’s interest and provide reasons why the book is a must-read from beginning to end.
These elements go in the front of the book before Chapter 1. Foreword first, then preface, then introduction.
Whether all three are necessary depends on the strength of a potential foreword and whether the reader would benefit from understanding why an author wrote a book as well as how to use the book.
Continue reading more about this topic at:
https://bit.ly/3hwQsOM

27/12/2024

A special holiday edition OOPS!
Did you know there are over 20 ways to spell the name of this holiday? And all 20 of them use an N in the middle!

26/12/2024

Happy Kwanzaa!
Important facts:
· Activist Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as an opportunity for Black Americans to reaffirm their African roots and strengthen their bonds after the Watts Riot.
· The holiday is cultural, not religious.
· The red candles represent the struggle; the green represent the land and hope for the future; the black represents people of African decent.

25/12/2024

Happy first light. Reminders of bravery, resilience, and freedom. And most of all— miracles!

25/12/2024

Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas!

24/12/2024

Katie's story is similar to many others who have taken the 45-Day Writing Program (Formerly "Challenge"). Learning to manage the writing process is key to finishing your book. And the support other authors offer as you progress in the program is magical!
Join our 45-Day Writing Program to get inspired, stay motivated, and finally keep writing. Readers are waiting for your book. Let's make it happen!
Let’s get moving with the 45-day Nonfiction Writing Program! 📙 📕 📗 📘
In 45 days, you’ll:
• Clarify the why, who, and what of your book.
• Complete a brain dump and mind map.
• Craft a working table of contents and outline.
• Develop a writing rhythm
• Draft a preface and the basis for up to 3 chapters— or even more!
You’ll also get tips on book categories, book length, titles, and much, much more!
For more information or to register, please visit us at:
https://bit.ly/3i6c3O8

24/12/2024

This week, we combine an Oops with a Tip.
Hanukkah is anything but “blah.”
Put the editor/ proofreader on the naughty list.
Btw, Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after a small group of Jewish fighters (Maccabees) liberated it from occupying foreign forces. After the 3-year war, while cleaning up the temple, they found enough oil to light the holy lamp, but miraculously, it burned for 8 days.
So there, Fox 13 Seattle.

23/12/2024

Reason #5 to Write a Book: To Share Expertise, Principles, or Systems
Writing a book is a way for subject experts to share wisdom and expertise in a tangible form. Authors can empower and guide others by describing experiences, successes, and even failures. They can present processes, concepts, and theories to transform readers.
Kick-Start Your Book Writing Journey with the 5-Day Writing Challenge
January 13 - 17 - Noon-1:15 EST via Zoom
Seats Are Filling Up - Register Today!
https://bit.ly/3HGDtmt

21/12/2024

Happy Winter everyone! Stay warm and safe!

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“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” ― Mark Twain The right word makes you famous and powerful. The wrong word makes you infamous and weak. The Savvy Red Pen provides freelance elegant editing, precise proofing, and remarkable results. I encourage writers by embracing their vision, by complementing them while remaining innovative, and by helping them produce the phenomenal and the memorable. Business services include: Annual Reports Proposals Brochures/Advertisements Newsletters Manuals Website/Blogs Books Scripts/Speeches Academic services include: Theses and Dissertations Textbooks