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Unfortunately,
I cannot provide specific examples of my previous editing work, as the manuscripts with my editing marks on them are in pre-publication
form and the rights belong to someone else.
I can, however, provide examples of my
own writing style. The list is lengthy because I've tried to include a variety of styles and topics (the themes vary, some
have footnotes and some have in-text citations, some are more formal than others, etc.), but I also tried to be
sure that most of the examples here are short; I've spared visitors from my lengthy academic discussions of grammar
(luckily for you).
Leaving a Lasting Mark: Adams Sherman
Hill’s Rhetoric of Style and Usage is a paper written for a February
2004 GSU Rhetoric class in which I was required to discuss a rhetorician’s impact on the field of rhetoric in terms
of both his achievements during his own time as well as his lasting effects on rhetoric as it is taught today. The sources
are cited according to MLA style, and there are supplemental footnotes. It's probably the most "academic" example I have included
here.
Timeless Notes from the Underground: Universal
Truths and Today's Fight Club Generation is a paper written in a very relaxed style for a World Literature
class at GSU in the summer of 2002. The works referenced are mentioned by title but quotes from them are not cited with page
numbers. This paper serves as an example of a comparison of two works—one a classic novel and one a postmodern film.
The Conflict Between Prescriptivists and Descriptivists is a short paper I wrote for an advanced grammar class at
Georgia State University in January 2003 that briefly discusses the various definitions of "Standard English."
The Ten Books Most Important to Me is what my children's literature professor called
a "personal text set." I compiled this descriptive list in December 2003. (While I mention my agony at
being forced to choose just ten books, you'll notice that I managed to sneak in a few more titles....) This
example provides the greatest insight into my personal feelings about the books I love.
A Laughing Matter: Improv at Dad’s Garage is a theatre review written for a drama class at GSU
in the fall of 2003. Dad’s Garage is one of my favorite places to have fun in Atlanta, and this review gives just a glimpse of why I enjoy
it so much. This review uses the citation style of footnotes. It's a bit long, but I can't stop raving
about Dad's Garage improv....
Editing for a Small Publisher is a paper I wrote for a GSU editing class in February
2003 that discusses the qualities needed to be a good editor and offers suggestions for beginning an editing career.
The sources are cited according to MLA style.
Dying in the Delta is an artist’s statement I wrote in the fall of
2003 and revised in September 2004 to accompany a series of my photographs published in the fall issue of the literary
magazine GSU Review. This selection both reveals a bit about my personal feelings of nostalgia and serves as an example
of my non-academic writing style(specifically my nonfiction, personal narrative writing style).
Classical Cutting and Cutting to Continuity… Without the Cutting: Would Bazin Approve? was written for a GSU film class in April
2004; it’s about a scene from the movie Confessions of a Dangerous Mind that I particularly enjoy. Be forewarned: the quotes from the movie contain
“mature language.”
Intrusive Author Emphasizes Realism and Heightens Emotion
in Lemony Snicket’s The Bad Beginning was written in December 2003 for a children’s
literature class at GSU. The goal was to focus on only one element of a book and explain its use or importance. This paper
uses footnotes; it also reveals just a little bit of what I love about this particular children's book series.
Welty's Words for the Birds... and Children and Scholars, Too is probably the longest example I have included here. It is also the example with the most
references and the only example that has been published (in the Winter 2005 issue of the Eudora Welty Newsletter).
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