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0 Camera Pan: The Trick I Borrow from Movies to Revise My Scenes

A simple technique that leads to stronger, clearer writingPhoto by Steven Van on Unsplash There are plenty of ways cameras pan in the movies: establishing shots that then zoom in on a detail. Beginning with a detail and zooming out. Staying close and focusing on faces and emotions. A wider shot that shows the scene around characters […]

0 Improving Your Writing Using Parataxis, Hypotaxis, and Colloquialism

Polish your manuscripts by applying techniques used by authors like Tolkien and HemingwayImage by Lina Verovaya, Unsplash You have completed your manuscript after much elbow grease and now you turn the pages to read it and hope — hope to feel as enchanted as you did when you read The Hobbit. But even after a chapter you […]

0 5 Quick Proofreading Tips That Have Massive Payoffs

Have you ever been afraid of editors thinking you haven’t proofread your piece, even when you definitely have? Do you re-read your posts ad nauseam, only to still feel a sense of dread when sending your draft? Yeah, proofreading isn’t fun. Writing comes with a creative payoff. Editing gives you an authority edge. But proofreading? […]

0 Writing Feedback: The Ultimate Guide to Working with Beta Readers

Is there a better feeling in the world than writing “The End” in your manuscript? It’s a moment to be celebrated: you’ve done it. You’ve written and completed an entire book. Not everyone can say they have. But you’re not finished. No, not even after you wrap up your self-edits. It’s time to pass your […]

0 Use the 5 Commandments of Editing to Refine Your Writing

If done right, editing can take your content from drab to fabImage Credits: Limitless; Virgin Produced“It’s time to go to war with yourself.” — David Goggins If writing is therapy, editing is war. It’s a war against your preconceived brainchildren. Editing and writing, although woven from the same fabric, are different sides of a coin. Perfectly yin and yang. Great writing […]

0 How to Track Changes in Google Docs: Using the Suggest Edits Feature

Do you do most of your writing in Google Docs? From collaboration to easily checking word count in Google docs to its Suggest Edits feature, many writers rave about this free word processing software. (Here at The Write Life, we’re big fans of Google docs!) Since its emergence in 2014, Google Docs’ Suggest Edits feature […]

0 How to Break your Writing by Following and not Following the Rules

Creating drafts for my work is one of the rules I like to follow, but in this process I might follow rules, and I might break some rules… on The Writing Cooperative » Read more: writingcooperative.com

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