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Disney’s Plight Over Finally Giving Blacks A Cartoon

Andrea Clinton

Ok, question: Is there freedom of speech? Or is there freedom of speech when you’re speaking of your own kind, race, religion, etc., but when you venture to speak of someone else, watch your mouth? If this is the case, we should say so, instead of pretending to respect other’s ideas on being artistic and creative, only to come out of a bag on them when they want to express themselves creatively. Disney has decided to FINALLY do a cartoon about a black princess. Now, I don’t have a problem if the main character has to be a model of … Continue reading Disney’s Plight Over Finally Giving Blacks A Cartoon

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Work Citing

Andrea Clinton

First let me apologize to Elaine @ “The Sharp Pencil Manuscript editing and production.” I wanted to explain what I wanted in a line editor and so I copied and pasted the definition from her website. After having seen many other explanations and details about line editing/substantive editing, I wanted to get across what exactly I was looking for, and moving so quick to find an editor, I did not cite her website, and totally forgot to get permission to do so. I pray she accepts my apologies as I am a writer myself, as well as journalist and should … Continue reading Work Citing

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Line Editor Needed

Andrea Clinton

I am in need of a line editor to fulfill the following for an African American novel: ***Line editing. Also known as stylistic editing or medium editing. In addition to the tasks performed as part of copyediting, includes clarifying meaning; rewording jargon and awkward phrasing; eliminating wordiness; changing passive voice to active voice; flagging inappropriate, ambiguous, or incorrect statements; ensuring parallel structure; rearranging sentences within paragraphs; correcting inconsistencies in writing style and tone; and flagging discrepancies in plot, setting, and character traits.The manuscript is 160 pages and 67,000 words.There is a multitude of slang and so it is vital that … Continue reading Line Editor Needed

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Wecome visitors;

Andrea Clinton

Welcome!!!I’ve been waiting for you, lol. Enjoy my blog. I will put new items for discussion up every 3-4 days during the summer. Feel free to post what ever you’d like, including your own topics. Anything you can add regarding literature, writing or film is very much welcomed here, especially, “Guess What” material to keep us all updated. Y’all have fun, and y’all come back now, ya’hear?Salaams/Peace Even out of the Novel, Life Knows No Bounds Continue reading Wecome visitors;

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Regarding My Novel

Andrea Clinton

Well, I’ve got a lot of feedback from professionals, Entertainment Lawyers, Publicist, Agents and Published Authors. It appears that the novel I was going to publish Life Knows No Bounds has a few changes: – I will not publish with Print On Demand as they get 75% of profits, leaving me less than 25%– I have started my own publishing company so I can make the 75% myself, along with moreas an Author.– I will not be publishing a book of short stories, as told to me by an associate and publicist, I willbe instead publishing 5 novels within the … Continue reading Regarding My Novel