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Fifty Tools for Writers
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10-15-2006 11:14 AM
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10-15-2006
11:56 AM
haraya
Can't get tired of popping this
10-16-2006
10:43 AM
invictus
Excellent as usual Jason. Thanks!
10-16-2006
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Nuts and Bolts</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=78&aid=103943"><BLOCKQUOTE>1. Begin sentences with subjects and verbs. <SPAN>Make meaning early, then let weaker elements branch to the right.</SPAN> </BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=78&aid=103943"><BLOCKQUOTE>2. 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