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     Monday Motivation: The simple point of creative writing
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 23, 2022

    Monday Motivation: The simple point of creative writing

    We’ve often quoted a guru who urged writers to use details that were “specific, accurate and honest”. The use of that last adjective has always puzzled me. How can a detail be “honest”? I’ve come [...]

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     Monday Motivation: Art is the daughter of artifice
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 16, 2022

    Monday Motivation: Art is the daughter of artifice

    We’ve often quoted a guru who urged writers to use details that were “specific, accurate and honest”. The use of that last adjective has always puzzled me. How can a detail be “honest”? I’ve come [...]

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     Monday Motivation: The evolution of a scene
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 9, 2022

    Monday Motivation: The evolution of a scene

    We’ve often quoted a guru who urged writers to use details that were “specific, accurate and honest”. The use of that last adjective has always puzzled me. How can a detail be “honest”? I’ve come [...]

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     Monday Motivation: Banishing self-consciousness
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 2, 2022

    Monday Motivation: Banishing self-consciousness

    We’ve often quoted a guru who urged writers to use details that were “specific, accurate and honest”. The use of that last adjective has always puzzled me. How can a detail be “honest”? I’ve come [...]

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    A snapshot of life in a hospital ward where dementia lends an aura of the deeply mysterious to everyday life – and which forms a rich bed for the observing writer. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/08/08/where-am-i/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation

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