Category Archives: words

what do words want?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

In writing workshops I often come across people with conference and nearly final draft papers that they do not seem able to finish. The prospect of sending them out for review and possible publication just seems too hard, perhaps it’s … Continue reading →

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finished your first draft? now it’s cut and come again

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

One of the crunch points for writers comes right after the first draft. It’s commonly understood that once the first draft is done what is needed is some editing. This is most usually thought of as minor rewriting and fiddling … Continue reading →

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