My mantra when I was a copy editor was “always check everything, even the things you think are right”.

My mantra when I was a copy editor was “always check everything, even the things you think are right”.

Originally shared by Karen Conlin

There’s “true,” there’s “factual,” and there’s “real.” The best fiction blends these all into a seamless whole.

https://americaneditor.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/thinking-fiction-verisimilitude/

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