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Cathy McCabe Dee

Editor & Writer

Author: digitalCD

Writer, reader, editor, taker of pictures. 140 characters does not intimidate me.

Dash away, all!

Posted on November 30, 2022December 1, 2022 by digitalCD

If you would like to be completely confused about using a dash—specifically, an em dash—in your fiction, I suggest you… Read more Dash away, all!

Get your comma out of your but

Posted on November 16, 2022 by digitalCD

I’d edit your manuscript, but it’s not ready yet. (BUT joins two independent clauses. Needs a comma.) Your manuscript is… Read more Get your comma out of your but

Who? That?

Posted on November 13, 2022 by digitalCD

Who or that? There are rules—well, guidelines—to help us decide when to use “that” in a sentence and when to… Read more Who? That?

You’re the boss

Posted on November 1, 2022 by digitalCD

Editors sometimes feel as if we serve three—or four—masters. First, and most importantly, we exist to serve our authors. You’ve… Read more You’re the boss

Confessions of a whale reader

Posted on November 12, 2019 by digitalCD

Third grade. That’s when it started, with a Bobbsey Twins book, given in a Christmas exchange. The Bobbsey Twins at… Read more Confessions of a whale reader

IT sucks

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by digitalCD

Nah, I don’t mean the novel by Stephen King, that will just scare the bejesus out of you. “IT” is,… Read more IT sucks

Sunset from Marathon, Florida

Everything’s related

Posted on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by digitalCD

And I mean more than the internet of things, although I really like it when our new Ring doorbell shoots… Read more Everything’s related

Get ready for a rowdy ride

Posted on July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 by digitalCD

Just before we left for vacation to the Florida Keys — more on that later — I finished editing Steven… Read more Get ready for a rowdy ride

Edit, work, play

Posted on July 11, 2019 by digitalCD

I just finished editing the latest in the Kurt Hunter series for author Steven Becker, and I’ve never had more… Read more Edit, work, play

Why ‘cathyblogs.com’?

Posted on May 13, 2019July 23, 2019 by digitalCD

A long time ago, on an internet far, far away, I started a blog. I called it “Common Sensibilities,” and… Read more Why ‘cathyblogs.com’?

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