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Daily archive for June 6, 2010

Recognizing “Good Writing”

On June 6, 2010   /   Writing  
Tags: basic writing, intermediate writing, misconceptions, Rant

A bit ago, I got asked to do my standard rant on this. I put it off ’til the book was done, but it’s done now. So here’s the short form: Read a story. Does it work? Yes? Then it’s good. The problem with the term “good

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