: To answer this question, I'd like you to think about why we quote someone: to strengthen an argument. When a news source quotes someone, they are doing it to strengthen their argument for

To answer this question, I'd like you to think about why we quote someone: to strengthen an argument. When a news source quotes someone, they are doing it to strengthen their argument for what actually happened (the news). I like to think of quotes as confessions in a court of law. If you misquote someone, they get to go free.

A major guideline I use is, did you change the meaning by misquoting? Any minor changes to words does change the meaning and are not acceptable. Further, if your omission changes the meaning of the quote, you have misquoted the individual and lied in your writing. I found this example:

Film: Live Free or Die Hard. Blurb: Jack Mathews, New York Daily News:
"Hysterically...entertaining." Actual written line: "The action in
this fast-paced, hysterically overproduced and surprisingly
entertaining film is as realistic as a Road Runner cartoon."

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: Maintaining the consistency of voice and spontaneity throughout a piece So straight to it, I don't write very long pieces. Usually poetry or flash fiction and a smattering of short stories

: What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? In a lot of books, movies, or TV shows, there will be a character that knows little to nothing about the subject at hand.

: Offer to publish - should you accept or wait? We have received an offer from a US-based publisher (new company, good concept, good marketing strategy, good royalties, no fees) to publish a novel

: Style Critique (1200 words) The Shade of the Magnolia Tree Against the carmine coloured sand his robes seemed to fade. With a jump a bolt of pure crimson followed him like a shadow. His robes

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