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Robert Medak
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Should there be ethics in writing?
Commercial freelance writers have a set of ethics they should follow, and journalists have a code of ethics they must follow. Why should other writers who blog or write fiction not held to some standard code of ethics or conduct, even if it’s a personal code of conduct? Check out this article: The Ethics of [...]
Robert Medak Freelance Writer and Editor
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An Obituary for Writers
2012-04-24T19:46:00.000-05:00
I read an article titled Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012 in the website of the ChicagoTribune.
Facts are important when writing, so are places, and timelines.
Readers of articles and books may know something about the time, place, and more written about. A reader may live in a place mentioned, this happened to a book I read for review. The author was writing about my hometown, I have seen the same thing on television shows.
When writing, always check your facts with more than one source. Be careful when checking facts on the internet, they may not always be correct. This is where a trip to your local library and talking with your librarian come into play.
When in college and taking a course in political science, if we used statistics or quotes, we had to name the source and the instructor would check them to make sure we were correct. Always spend the time to fact check as part of the editing process.
Readers deserve the best writing the author is capable of, this means quality, and part of quality is to insure that anything mentioned in the article or story is as correct as possible through multiple sources.
Quality writing includes grammar, spelling, punctuation, and correctness. As writers we should strive for the best original writing as possible, not a copy and paste approach to writing as seen on the internet.
Having read over 100 books for review, there books that make me wonder whom and how books are published needing editing. As a reviewer, I will not give five stars to any book in need of editing.
Just to let you know something about me, I edited Jihad Genocide for the author; I have also edited other manuscripts, proofread books, copy edited, and act as an acquisitions editor for a publisher.
Robert Medak
Freelance Writer/Blogger/Editor/Reviewer
Book Reviews by Robert Medak
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Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders
2012-05-13T13:53:00.001-07:00
By Phyllis Zimbler Miller and Mitchell R. MillerLt. Commander Mollie Sanders is a graduate of United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, Mollie is an electronics and computer geek, and driven to excel in everything she does to prove herself in a male dominated navy.Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders receives assignment to sea duty as the second seat, fire control, in an F-18. While on what should be a routine training mission, Mollie and the pilot are fired upon by a mysterious missile that was not part of the training flight, thus begins a conundrum for Mollie and her pilot Kevin, nickname Surfer.Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders is an engaging read for people that like the adventure/mystery genre. Phyllis and Mitchell weave a tail that brings intrigue and characters that will keep you reading for hours, because you won’t want to put down this book, that’s what happen to this reviewer.This reviewer found Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders a well-written book, that should hold the interest of any reader to see what happens next, and if the ice maiden will thaw, and become a normal person. You’ll have to read the book to find out the rest of the story and where the missile might have come from.Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders receive a must read recommendation from this reviewer and is awarded four out of five stars.Robert MedakFreelance Writer/Blogger/Editor/Reviewer/Marketer
Kids and Animals
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Unicorns do exist
Many people don’t believe in Unicorns and think they are only in fantasy stories. There is an animal called the Unicorn of the sea; this animal is the Narwhal, or Narwhale is a small arctic whale with a single ivory spiral tusk protruding from what looks like its head. Could it be that the Narwhal [...]