... we’ve all had the same experience at some point, of trying to ignore a subpar passage that we hoped would escape our editor’s/agent’s/reader’s notice.She offers three "cringe tests", which you can find in her blog post. I would add a fourth, which is: what if that passage/tweet/Facebook update/blog entry is the first thing people find when they Google your name?
When you aren’t certain, how do you decide whether a particular chunk is good enough?
(In related news from Saller's Twitter feed, I'm gleeful that the Chicago Manual is finally going to permit the word "website" to be left in lower case.)
Labels: Life in the internet age, Words words words
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I have used this a few times myself and now think this would an excellent way to teach adolescents on what NOT to post on Facebook and Twitter.
The variations on a theme I had heard:
1) what if your post was the headline in tomorrows' news
2) what would your future spouse feel if they read this post/saw these pictures
3) 10 years from now, what would your future self think about this post.
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