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Squeeze the angle of a story into one sentence
Write it on a sticky note How do you squeeze a big idea, more than 18 months of research and...
Analyzing is the 2nd creative process step
Look for themes, holes, relationships, structure What’s the best way to come up with great ideas? What are the thought...
Read like a writer, write like a reader
To become a better writer, read better writing When I entered first grade, I got a brand-new red text called...
How does reading help you become a better writer?
Find a mentor in your favorite communications I recently sent one of my email pals a plea for holiday reading...
How to read like a writer
Make Churchill your muse for executive sound bites and more Edward R. Murrow said of Winston Churchill: “He mobilized the...
How do you read like a writer?
Read for technique, not just for information and entertainment Years ago, I ran across this passage Stephen Schiff wrote about...
To become a better writer you must read
Take it apart; put it back together In her memoir The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion describes a moment...
Grammar and spell check double-check
Don't forget to use your brain, too Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em? — Alan James Bean, American astronaut [caption id="attachment_30667" align="aligncenter"...
What is the rule about splitting infinitives?
Is this approach still a grammar don’t? Splitting headaches Shakespeare split infinitives. Why can’t you? Image...
How to proofread like a pro
Rest, reformat, read aloud and review common errors By Chris Smith You spell-checked it, but that story still appeared with...
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