Red Editing Pen
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
Each month, we give you a few sentences which would all benefi t from some careful use of your red editing pen. As writers and regular readers of Writing Magazine, you should not fi nd any of these too diffi cult. But if you would welcome a little help, you can always check out Richard Bell’s suggested solutions set out below:
Here are this month’s examples:
1 Although she was a comparative newcomer to the company, Rose had somehow wrestled control of the editorial department from the girl who had been in charge for years.