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Reflections about writing.
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Memoir: You are the narrator and a character
“You are both the narrator—the storyteller—and a character in the story. You get to curate your voice and experience as you wish. Though memoirs and essays are constructed from true experience, the writer still has a significant amount of leeway in how they tell their story. Memoir and essay writers are often relieved to learn that developing a curated…
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Dare to be idle
Read more: Dare to be idle“Dare to be idle,” wrote Brenda Ueland in her classic writing manual If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit. Her advice offers respite from information overload, lists of things to…
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Share what you create.
Read more: Share what you create.“You have a unique creative voice and what you share is special. Keep using your voice, sharing what you create.” — Dan Blank, The Creative Shift, Aug. 11 Substack, “Embracing Your Creativity in the age…
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Play With Words
Read more: Play With Words“The bright side of working on a second draft is that it gives you the opportunity to play with words. Words are the writer’s pigment. We mix, we measure; we try this combination or that.…
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Write to please an audience of one . . .
Read more: Write to please an audience of one . . .“Elizabeth Berg starts out with a feeling in her head and nothing else. If you’re agonizing over how you might please a particular publisher, Berg has a basic message: Write to please an audience of…
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What you create lives on.
Read more: What you create lives on.“What you create lives on. If you are a writer, your words live on. You have a unique creative voice, and writing and publishing is a powerful act. You are forging powerful connections with other…
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Proofreading
Read more: Proofreading“No matter how many proofreaders one has, there can still be errors/typos. Reading for typos/errors is like a Sherlock Holmes mystery; looking for that stray character lurking in the shadows.” — Janet Pierce
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Writers: It ain’t easy being so aware.
Read more: Writers: It ain’t easy being so aware.“Writers, remember to take care of yourselves. It ain’t easy being so aware.” — “Meet the Agent,” Writers Digest, March/April 2026, Ericka Tiffany Phillips, literary agent at the Stephanie Tade Agency
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Quiet Writing
Read more: Quiet Writing“Quiet writing isn’t a genre, it’s more like a style and an approach. For creative nonfiction, it’s narrative that focuses on everyday moments, employs keen observation, and includes details and imagery to demonstrate and investigate…
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What makes writing memorable?
Read more: What makes writing memorable?“Writing That Endures—It’s All in the Craft,” — Ronnie Blair Concrete details. Evocative language. Characters who seem as human as we are. Ronnie Blair, “Writing That Endures—It’s All in the Craft,” Brevity Blog, October 17,…