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  • But as the semester wore on, intimidation by Peabody's characteristic admonitions to heed one's own instincts and self-edit rather than relying on others to pinpoint flaws gave way to respect, Gaddis says.

    Main Character: Richard Peabody has devoted his life to Washington's writers. At what cost? Lora Engdahl 2011

  • It's Luke who's Harry's double now, and in that doubling Anakin becomes a double for Tom Riddle, which amounts to George Lucas doing a self-edit, rejecting earlier conceptions of Anakin as the tragic hero of his saga in favor of returning to his original concept of Vader as the villain, a point Rowling started from.

    Chosen ones 2009

  • It's Luke who's Harry's double now, and in that doubling Anakin becomes a double for Tom Riddle, which amounts to George Lucas doing a self-edit, rejecting earlier conceptions of Anakin as the tragic hero of his saga in favor of returning to his original concept of Vader as the villain, a point Rowling started from.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • White, 39, is the face of the UFC, a colorful advocate of mixed martial arts who swears like a drunken sailor and has no internal self-edit button.

    Dana White steamed over gay slur coverage 2009

  • It appears that something has gone wrong with his self-edit process, or maybe someone else used to edit him and now that he's successful they're not allowed to.

    TV review: The Hour; Angry Boys 2011

  • Non-fiction writing tends to be more straightforward and easier to self-edit.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Should You Hire a Professional Editor? 2010

  • They are driving digital technologies that are changing media habits; enabling consumers to self-edit, while at the same time, by choice, become advocates of what is meaningful to them.

    Ken Markman: The Advent of Brand Culture 2010

  • But, no matter how brilliant a reality-TV producer might be, in order for a star to really give that A to Z performance that makes all the difference, it's critical that he or she have been born without the self-edit gene.

    How to find the next reality-TV superstar 2010

  • For a cast member to really give breakout performances, it's critical that he or she has been born without the self-edit gene.

    The key to reality-TV superstardom? It's all about being larger than life. 2010

  • They are driving digital technologies that are changing media habits; enabling consumers to self-edit, while at the same time, by choice, become advocates of what is meaningful to them.

    Ken Markman: The Advent of Brand Culture Ken Markman 2010

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