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The Spinal Cord of Democracy

June 9, 2026 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

I posted an earlier version of this on Subatack, so if you want to see the original, you’ll find it here. #SaveTheArchive #WaybackMachine #PreserveTheWeb Write Well And Publish Wisely is an email publication of Wordsmith Writing Coaches, a team of seasoned (and sometimes salty) professional editors and writing coaches. We have over a hundred years […]

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Happy 4th of July!

July 3, 2025 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

I found this excellent explanation of my thoughts and feelings and wanted to share it with you as we celebrate our nation’s birthday this year …and as I dread losing so much of what actually makes America great (um, due process, anyone? Rule of law? Separation of powers? Welcoming both the refugees and the research […]

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Um, I’m over here, if you’re looking for me!

June 9, 2025 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

I am writing more often on Substack these days. You can go there to read those things (there’s a gradually-growing collection of stuff at our Substack, Write Well & Publish Wisely), or you could download the Substack app to your phone and read our stuff there as a Substack native. Or you could just subscribe […]

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“How do I get good endorsements for my debut novel?”

May 7, 2024 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

Dark wooden sign with white letters saying "Welcome to the Patio - where memories are made and worries are few"

The best part of my job as a writing coach and editor is the opportunity to mentor aspiring authors. A significant amount of my time with aspiring authors ends up on an invoice, but not all of it, not by a long shot. You are probably already familiar with the Wordsmith Writing Coaches “less-than-15-minutes-is-free” policy, […]

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LA Times Festival of Books, April 21-22 • a pivotal moment for me

March 29, 2024 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

plain black-and-white banner for the LA Times Festival of Books 2024, April 20-21

I have hosted a Wordsmith Writing Coaches booth at the LA Times Festival of Books—affectionately called “Latfob” or just “the Fob” by the writing community here in LA—every year since 2014. Every year that it was held, anyway. When the FoB was canceled at the last minute in 2020, Russell Nohelty and I created an […]

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Suffering from a Had Allergy

September 19, 2023 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

This malady seems to afflict mostly fiction, although it does crop up in nonfiction and academic writing as well, from time to time. Recently this allergy has become prevalent enough that it must be diagnosed and treated, just in case it proves to be contagious. Simply put, the “Had Allergy” manifests as a mysterious aversion […]

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