Steve Gansen

Professional editor helping you prepare your nonfiction for the book market.

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THE RISE OF JEFFERSON is available now in hardcover and paperback on Amazon, in plenty of time for Father's Day! 🇺🇸
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Check out libertysunderworld's video! #TikTok https://t.co/2wkzWX0jR6

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@DemocraticWins ...and then, like the rest of us, he saw how the money was being spent.

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@realDonaldTrump Thierry Breton, head of the EU, threatened Elon over this interview.

UK threatened extradition of Americans for exercising free speech.

Clearly, Europe is toast.

What are your thoughts on offering asylum to good Europeans and fast-tracking them to American citizenship?

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@davidfrum @TheAtlantic @davidfrum

Are you fucking kidding right now?

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@Super70sSports Johnny Cougar trying to duet with Johnny Cash on "Walk the Line" at the opening of the R&R Hall of Fame.

I think all clips of it were eventually destroyed. Wisely.

I believe he changed his name to Mellencamp shortly thereafter to avoid association with that performance.

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Every law in the United States should expand our constitutional freedoms, not limit them.

Reject any law that does otherwise.

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Thrilled to have edited @PedroIsraelOrta's new book, THE BROKEN WHISTLE.

Pedro's bravery in speaking truth to power is truly inspiring.

Learn more about his story and consider supporting by getting your copy:

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@AOC @communitynotes 71% of Americans identify as white, correct? Much needed context missing here.

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ChatGPT Can Pass the Bar Exam. Does That Actually Matter? https://t.co/HlcySiHYNR via @CNET

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On Singing Cowboys, Fences, and the Existential Angst of Writers.

This week's blog:

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The days of limited entertainment choices are a long gone. In 2023, we have easy access to limitless viewing options. With more choices comes more competition. This is as true as ever in book publishing.

#competition #bookbusiness #editingservices

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Happy New Year, and welcome to my new website at https://t.co/4BRJ8OkCD1.

Today's blog post involves my first lesson in representative dialogue. . .

And the Rolling (bleep)ing Stones!

#editing #rollingstones #dialogue #nonfiction #storytelling

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First blog post: "Beach Reading."

#careerhighlights #collaboration #editing

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Editing advice of the day: sports analogies are like a rookie quarterback from a perennial underdog college program, drafted dead last, who puts on a show and defeats the sport's most heralded signal caller in his first career start.

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#MrIrrelevant

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WIDEN YOUR AUDIENCE BY DIALING DOWN THE JARGON

With all the highly intelligent professionals I've had the pleasure of editing, there is one particularly common, problematic trait among first-time authors: overuse of jargon.

Read more:

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@SMichaelPearson That's EXACTLY what a monster, zombie, or psycho killer would tweet to get potential victims to let their guard down!

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@SMichaelPearson Be on the lookout for location scouts bringing this to the big screen:

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