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Writing Alchemy

Writing Alchemy – How Many Masks Are On Your Desk?

by Matilda ButlerJune 9, 2010
Writing Alchemy – How Many Masks Are On Your Desk?

What are you not the “I” in your memoir? How do you let others in your memoir speak as themselves rather than just a slightly different version of you? This week’s Writing in Five video is designed to get you thinking about this topic in order to make your writing more authentic.

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What’s the Most Important Aspect of Your Writing Process?

by Kendra BonnettMay 31, 2010
What’s the Most Important Aspect of Your Writing Process?

So what is the most important aspect of the writing process? You tell us. Answer our quick, easy (one question) survey. Pick the answer you think best captures the most important aspect of YOUR writing process. Or post a Comment with your own answer.

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Writing and Memoir Miscellanea for a Sunday Afternoon

by Kendra BonnettMay 30, 2010
Writing and Memoir Miscellanea for a Sunday Afternoon

Just because the people in your memoir are real doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get the same attention and development as the characters in a novel. As readers, we want to know what makes them tick.

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Writing in Five–Sheridan Baker on Writing Paragraphs

by Kendra BonnettMay 24, 2010
Writing in Five–Sheridan Baker on Writing Paragraphs

There is an art to writing structure. Understanding the structure of the common paragraph will allow you to write more effectively and, when you deviate to do so deliberately. In Part II of our Writing in Five Video on the Paragraph, we discuss transitions, topic sentences and the differences among (and functions of) beginning, middle and ending paragraphs.

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A New Writing in Five Video–Paragraphs

by Kendra BonnettMay 17, 2010
A New Writing in Five Video–Paragraphs

There is an art to writing structure, and understanding the structure of the common paragraph is an excellent place to start. You’ll find Part I of our Writing in Five Video on the Paragraph, based on Sheridan Baker’s The Practical Stylist.

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Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

by Matilda ButlerMay 10, 2010
Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

Writing Alchemy: This is the eighth in our Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her video, Matilda Butler returns to William Zinsser’s advice on. This time, she uses his chapter Unity as the inspiration for her discussion about maintaining harmony in your fiction and nonfiction writing.

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Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Openings

by Matilda ButlerMay 3, 2010
Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Openings

Writing Alchemy: This is the seventh in our Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her video, Matilda talks about William Zinsser’s advice on how to hook your reader so that he or she will keep on reading.

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