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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Non-fiction writing tends to be more straightforward and easier to self-edit.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Should You Hire a Professional Editor? 2010
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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