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By: Weekly News: 22nd March 2021 - Author Help

Weekly News: 22nd March 2021 - Author Help — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:04:25 +0000

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By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:27:05 +0000

In reply to Smitha. I'm so glad it was timely. Happy writing :).

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:26:38 +0000

In reply to Frank Parker. Love it. I like how it hurts his eyes, because you know the sunburned person is physically hurting. Great way to tie that hurt into the description :)

By: Frank Parker

Frank Parker — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:55:08 +0000

Thanks for this very helpful post.
Sunburned skin: Perhaps she believed her skin glowed. It did not. It hurrt his eyes the way the gas fire in his grnadma’s house used to do.

By: Smitha

Smitha — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:40:38 +0000

Thank you so much for this. This is just what I needed to breathe life into my writing.

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:19:37 +0000

In reply to charlotte. Oh, I'm so glad to hear it!

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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:02:39 +0000

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By: charlotte

charlotte — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:48:25 +0000

This is one of the best craft posts I’ve read in a long time. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

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By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:49:25 +0000

In reply to Angela MacKinnon-Westrop. I love it! Great use of personification and metaphor to indicate age and falling-apartness :).

By: 11 Techniques for Transforming Clichéd Phrasings – The Passive Voice

11 Techniques for Transforming Clichéd Phrasings – The Passive Voice — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:13:23 +0000

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By: Angela MacKinnon-Westrop

Angela MacKinnon-Westrop — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:26:43 +0000

This post was AWESOME!!! Thank you!! The examples were incredible!
A dilapidated house: It was a hunchback of a home with gnarled knees and a receding hairline. Not even a cane could save it. (Angela MacKinnon-Westrop)