Dont Write Short Texts. Write Concise Ones
by Philip Yaffe.by Philip Yaffe"Don't write short texts. Write concise ones."If you are puzzled by this admonition, it is probably because you have been led to believe that "short" and "concise" are synonyms. They aren't.My dictionary shows two definitions for "conc...
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by Diana Ennen.In fiction, the writer's job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want to get ...
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Effective Fiction Research
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