HeyJaredPorch Sparrow Editorial
A bird's-eye view on common editing issues. Thoughts on writing, words, and language.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 24, 2026
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le petit. (opens the original)
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The Fallacy of the "Good Book" (opens the original)
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While reading, have you ever said to yourself “Wow, I love this—this is really good!”I have, of course! Over and over. I’ve used it to inform my editing practice for a while, because reading is in fact how you learn to write, and it provides a sounding board for the blank space in my head that appears when I have to bring together all my feedback and actually make thoughtful, considerate recommendations for revisions.—And honestly, I’m not sure this is a useful guide anymore.<a class="button pri
Cool Crowd Coffee Club (opens the original)
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Quick Bites: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami (opens the original)
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami: Vintage Books, 2013. Bizarre, displaced, and intense at-reader eye contact.Recommended by ! Thank you!! I’ll be opening for reader recommendations again shortly.<div class="im
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