Build Yourself A Writing Process.
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Build Yourself A Writing Process.
If you’re a professional writer, you’ll need to wake up 5 days a week and write on the clock. Having a process like this can be immensely helpful.
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Looking at murder differently.
I read (and watch) a lot of murder mysteries. And I’m always fascinated by the novelty authors bring into a genre that is so old and so overdone. The recent find is Keigo Higashino’s Newcomer. The author, known for his fiendish twists and the darkest darkness of humanity, takes a different route. He writes a murder mystery…
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How to write well without taking too much time?
You are asking for alchemy, my friend.
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Do you have frameworks and are you documenting them?
As a freelancer, it’s crucial to have thorough documentation for your frameworks, because they define the way we do work.
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Difference between understanding feedback and applying it.
We talk a lot about giving and taking feedback. There is enough literature about this in the world. In the last month I realised that there is something far more important than giving and taking feedback: Applying it.
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Be stylish. Consistently.
Do you have a home style? As in, do you have a consistent way in which all your deliverables look/feel?
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Don’t use a word more than once in a sentence.
This is a very basic writing tip. Don’t use the same word more than once in a sentence (or even a paragraph) — unless that is the point.
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Do you resolve reviewer comments?
Many writers resolve reviewer comments, which is inefficient. It assumes you’ve resolved it. But you can’t decide that; the reviewer should.
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When you can’t gauge your own work, ask someone else to look at it.
Just show your work and ask for an opinion.
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Critical reading for better writing.
Sample for critical reading from Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, The Serial Killer.