February 2023

What you need in a manuscript editor

If you’re in need of a manuscript editor, you’ll want to contract one with some very specific characteristics to ensure success. Here are a set of criteria you should use while evaluating a potential editor for your piece: Does this sound like my editing services at Southern Ambition? You bet they do! If you’re looking …

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Standing Out in College Admissions

In an exciting trend, colleges are waiving traditional entrance exams and test scores in favor of personal statements or essays. While high schools sometimes prep students to write these entrance essays, they typically have a multitude of students and a dearth of time to devote to each one. And then many individual universities require submitting …

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Avoiding Clichés… like the Plague!

Here’s a pop quiz. Read the phrases and sentences below. What is the common denominator? If you identified these as cliches, you’re correct. Cliches are overused phrases that have lost their fresh, metaphoric power. A sign that your mind is either tired or underconfident is an abundance of these littering your writing.  Readers will start …

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