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Reading is the Easiest Way to Study Writing
I can tell right away when a book is self-published by a writer who does not read (or does not do it often enough). No shade to audiobooks, but when I say reading is how we study how to write, I mean reading physical books. And when I say study, I mean don’t just read… Continue reading
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The Power of Reading
I believe reading to be so powerful that it has the capacity to make one wise regardless of whose institution of higher learning the person has or has not attended. In the world of books, it makes no difference whether they completed grade school, high school, or learned to read later in life. That is… Continue reading
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Writing 101 Assignment #16: Mine Your Own Material – Speech
“Speech is basic. If you can’t control your words, you can’t control anything.” – Yecheilyah We’ve all been here. The orgasmic rush of an undisciplined tongue trying to figure out if it should spill the beans this morning. The aching necessity to feel our very own thoughts in our own mouths, and the satisfaction of… Continue reading
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