Posts Tagged ‘writing techniques’
Want a Great First Draft? Think First, Write Later
For most writers, writing and thinking are the same event — they conceptualize, organize, write, and revise at the same time. Even planners, who outline and create structure before beginning the draft, will let thoughts unfold in real time, discovering the emotional and rhetorical logic of the piece at the keyboard. Pantsers are even more…
Read MoreThis Hidden Skill Can Improve the Odds of Getting Published
Recently, I was talking with a friend about how she was trying to update her resume. I suggested a method for her to try that would enable her to create a resume for any position. Her two essential tools would be a spreadsheet that held data about her previous positions and a resume template. The…
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