So many good writing tips here! Thank you to The Content Fair. 🙂
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So many good writing tips here! Thank you to The Content Fair. 🙂
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September 24, 2018 at 8:36 am
Great post. Thanks for sharing such great tips.
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September 24, 2018 at 8:03 am
Your welcome! 😊
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September 25, 2018 at 4:00 am
Thank you, Suzanne.
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July 4, 2018 at 9:41 am
Whoops …. sorry …. I don’t know why I repeat myseld
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July 3, 2018 at 10:32 pm
Whilst I agree with everything this post suggests, and I agree, with some passion, on the issue of ‘show, don’t tell’ I really do have to take exception to the example given here. I think the sentence ‘he missed her’ is infinitely more powerful than the drivel that is provided as an alternative. I think that even Mills and Boon would edit that out.
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July 3, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Thanks for your feedback 😊
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July 3, 2018 at 10:38 pm
Oh jeez …. sorry. I realise now that what I said may be offensive. But, as I am at pains to stress …. I think it is a great post. But this tiny bit is a bit off course from my perspective.
And there are exceptions to every rule. I think (perhaps taken out of context) that ‘John missed Mary’ is quite a powerful sentence.
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July 3, 2018 at 12:44 pm
No offense taken…that’s why writing is such a subjective subject! We all strive to better our writing and any tips and feedback is appreciated. 😊
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July 3, 2018 at 1:39 pm
He lowered his teacup into the sink alongside last night’s dishes. The rain had stopped unexpectedly and so he opened the kitchen door to walk out into the garden.
The days were getting shorter and the leaves, having turned bright orange and then into a tired yellow were beginning to form rotting circles of carpet on the sodden grass underneath each of the trees.
The roses that she had planted, one for each of their grandchildren, had shed red petals long ago and now those petals lay, brown and unconscious, wherever the wind had scattered them. Awaiting reincarnation.
He missed her..
He stood, looking back into the past, and thought for a moment about pulling the weeds from around the geraniums.
But his back had begun to hurt.
And what would have been the point?
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July 3, 2018 at 8:21 pm
That’s so lovely…well done 😊
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July 3, 2018 at 1:28 pm
He lowered his teacup into the sink alongside last night’s dishes. The rain had stopped for a moment and he opened the kitchen door to walk out into the garden.
The days were getting shorter now and the leaves, having turned bright orange and then into a tired yellow were beginning to form rotting circles of carpet on the sodden grass underneath each of the trees.
The roses that she had planted, one for each of their grandchildren, had shed red petals long ago and now those petals lay, brown and unconscious, wherever the wind had scattered them. Awaiting reincarnation.
He missed her..
He stood for a while, looking back into the past, and thought about pulling the weeds from around the geraniums. But his back had begun to hurt.
And he thought.
“What would be the point?”
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