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Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

by Kendra BonnettAugust 16, 2010
Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

Ray Bradbury’s essay “Zen and the Art of Writing” is the subject of this week’s Writing in Five quick tip video. He has some sound advice on practice, work and how it will help you transcend your writing into a focus on emotion and passion, which is our ultimate objective.

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Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

by Matilda ButlerAugust 2, 2010
Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

In this writing tip video, Matilda shares insights from Natalie Goldberg’s book Old Friend from Far Away. If you find yourself caught up in too much recounting and not enough reflecting, then this video may help you.

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Memoir Writers, All Writers, Find Your “One True Sentence”

by Kendra BonnettJuly 19, 2010
Memoir Writers, All Writers, Find Your “One True Sentence”

This Writing in Five writing tip tells us to ever strive toward better, stronger, and simpler prose. Ernest Hemingway made this quest for One True Sentence his life’s journey; not a destination.

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Writing Tip: Even Muscle Verbs Have Their Gentle Side

by Matilda ButlerJuly 12, 2010
Writing Tip: Even Muscle Verbs Have Their Gentle Side

Matilda Butler’s new Writing in Five video highlights the advice on verbs from Rita Mae Brown. Tend to just write? This five minute video will get you focused on making the most of the verbs you choose.

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Damn the -ly Words (Adverbs) in Your Writing: Learn to Show Don’t Tell

by Kendra BonnettJuly 5, 2010
Damn the -ly Words (Adverbs) in Your Writing: Learn to Show Don’t Tell

Here’s a simple tip for improving your writing. Cut out your dependence on adverbs. They are superficial and take the place of real detail and description. This is one of the easiest changes you can make that will have a profound impact on your writing.

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Writing Tip: Advice on Finding the Start of Your Story from Elmore Leonard

by Matilda ButlerJune 28, 2010
Writing Tip: Advice on Finding the Start of Your Story from Elmore Leonard

In anticipation of our new book, Writing Alchemy, Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler are creating a series of writing tips called: Writing in Five. These videos cover many topics about writing from well-known authors. This time Elmore Leonard is our inspiration and the source of our writing tips on finding the start of your story.

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Writing Tips: Dialogue and Mark Twain

by Kendra BonnettJune 21, 2010
Writing Tips: Dialogue and Mark Twain

In anticipation of our new book, Writing Alchemy, Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler created a new Writing in Five video. This time Mark Twain is our inspiration and the source of our writing tips on dialogue.

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