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Russel D Mclean

Thoughts on writing and editing

Revenge of the Pleonasm

7/25/2018

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Anyone who's worked with me will know my love for author, agent and editor Allan Guthrie's superb essay, HUNTING DOWN THE PLEONASM, which is all about cutting the unnecessary from your work to make your voice and your story truly shine. It used to be hosted on the Hi Arts website, which has recently gone AWOL. However, since Al is actually my agent, I approached him and asked if I could possibly host the essay here on my website. Luckily, he agreed, and you can link to/download the essay (in pdf form) right here

The essay changed my writing for the better, and I know its worked for a number of authors who swear by it. And if you like that, you should check out Al's books - HARD MAN in particular remains a favourite of mine, but each and every one of them is a little slice of hardboiled wonder.
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Barry link
11/29/2018 04:20:22 am

Brilliant! My first (okay, and second) drafts are always plagued by neoplasms. But I like the fact that this essay goes into some of the less obvious types. Thanks for sharing!

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