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Writing Tips

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  • 12-12-2010 9:19pm
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    pavb2
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    Here are some writing tips that may be of interest an easy read in plain language from various authors


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    Antilles
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    Do these files have viruses?


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    EileenG
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    One of them is just general stuff like "break your work into chapters" and the other is Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules for Writing.


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    pavb2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Antilles wrote: »
    Do these files have viruses?
    Ran anti virus scan before posting, could have copied and pasted but they are a bit long.

    Can delete if mods wish


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    Antilles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    I don't mean to get at the OP, but I have to say I'm pretty tired of these "authors advice" lists. Almost without exception they are so generic and obvious that they add nothing to a writer's toolset.

    "Turn off the internet when you are trying to write"
    "Read books"
    "Back up your work regularly"

    Has anybody ever actually gotten something useful from these lists?


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