The Library Writer

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Is your sentence one that could have been said by any person you know? If so, revise it until you are convinced no one else could have said that sentence. When you’ve reworked your original sentence, consider these additional questions: Is your sentence outrageous? Could it be? Is your sentence a question? Would it be stronger as a question? Make whatever changes you like. I have still more questions: Would the crowd below cheer your sentence? Can you revise it to give them something they’d want to cheer? As you can see, I am asking question after question to help you strengthen and ...more
Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
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