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Tips on: surprise me!

Put stories away, to sit in the dark

A tip about putting a story away until you have almost forgotten it

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The voices you get for free

A tip about discovering your own best writing voice

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Editor’s tip: Scrape the moss off your tongue!

A tip about how to strip away clutter from your sentences

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“He tripped.”

A tip about short sentences, how much they matter, and how easy they make writing feel

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Bringing a character back to life

A tip about whether a dearly departed character should ever be brought back to life

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