Tag: writing advice
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Finding the Purpose
Upon reading a recent post where I discussed pens and an old friend from high school, my sister Lauren pointed out her wish for a broader why? in the writing. “As it stands,” she said, “it’s warm and innocent and beautiful.” Stop it, I’m blushing. “But if I had a wish,” she went went on,…
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Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell’s masterclass
1. The ultimate question is “what is interesting?” – Imperfection is interesting – Failure can be interesting 2. Interesting doesn’t mean it’s clean or that the protagonist gets what they want. 3. Incomplete stories, without that final piece that wraps it up nicely, can be the stories that stick in a readers mind the longest……