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Rule-Breaking Writing Exercises

May 3, 2016 / rung2diotimasladder / 51 Comments

I'm in a writing group that's been going on for years now. Normally we follow a certain schedule (if you're interested in how our Garden Group operates, see this), but recently I've decided to shake things up a bit. I asked everyone in the group to tell me a rule he or she generally abides … Continue reading Rule-Breaking Writing Exercises

Finding Voice

July 30, 2014April 2, 2020 / rung2diotimasladder / Leave a comment

Don't just stand there. Let's get to it. Strike a pose. There's nothing to it. Copy—steal—abscond with striking characters you read out of magazines and newspapers. Vogue, for instance. Or that loud opinionated guy sitting behind you on the bus. Or that lisping girl working the register at Walmart who won't bother to smile, not even … Continue reading Finding Voice

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