behind the process
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Behind “The Process”: Vary Your Sentences (blah-blah-blah…)
Vary your sentences. Writing teachers say it a lot, but without some explanation, the advice can fall flat, so… What do they mean, “Vary your sentences”? Well, there are lots of different ways to construct sentences, right? Whether or not you have a love affair with grammar and know all the terms and all that…
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Behind “The Process”: Leave Breadcrumbs, Yo! (Making Big Revisions)
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Behind “The Process”: Just Kill Em Already (Editing)
Don’t freak out–it’s just a euphemism. I’m referring to the quote all English majors are familiar with: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” – William Faulkner There are plenty of writers’ resource websites out there that break this down. What makes mine different? Um…the other websites aren’t this one? I dunno. Aaaaaanyway… He…
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Behind “The Process”: Why Is Writing Scary?
Seriously. It’s a valid question. Writing is scary. Ok–starting writing is scary. That’s the focus here: getting started. Even if you like writing, and have been doing it for awhile, getting started is scary. Truth be told, I’m writing this because I’m putting off working on a story. It’s on a legal pad right next…
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