Writing Craft Master Lists: Filling in the Blanks—Parallelism
Not sure what parallelism means in our sentence structures? From lists and comparisons to using rhetorical devices, improving this skill helps strengthen our writing.
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Not sure what parallelism means in our sentence structures? From lists and comparisons to using rhetorical devices, improving this skill helps strengthen our writing.
Pin ItI’ve said before that line editing is the hardest type of editing to nail down. We can say that line editing is about how we write scenes and paragraphs, but what does that mean? What does line editing encompass?
Pin ItNot sure how to use (and not abuse) participle phrases? The more skills we have in our writer toolbox, the better our writing will be.
Pin ItLearn what skills to study with my master list of Copy Editing skills. What craft skills do we need to understand and be able to apply to perfect our writing?
Pin ItLearn what skills to study with my master list of Line Editing skills. What craft skills do we need to understand and be able to apply to develop our voice and writing?
Pin ItThere’s no “always right” approach to our brand’s voice. The traditional advice is to avoid talking about religion or politics, but in a politicized world, should our personal beliefs play a role in our brand or not?
Pin ItJust because we’re skilled at nonfiction writing doesn’t mean we’re skilled at storytelling (or vice versa). To do both, we might have to unlearn a lot of what we’ve learned about writing. Today, Elizabeth Randolph shares her insights on changing writing styles.
Pin ItWhen we first start writing, we might emulate what we’ve seen in our reading, but the default point of view isn’t necessarily the best choice. How can we know which choice is right for our story?
Pin ItIt’s not always easy to know how much showing or telling works best for our story, so let’s dig a little deeper into some of the problems with trying to find the right balance of showing and telling in our stories.
Pin ItReaders can interpret our characters as weak for many reasons, such as being passive, foolish, or lacking an arc. Another way a character might seem weak is using weak sentences in our writing, making them seem more wishy-washy than we intend.
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