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Our participants discovered exercises to sharpen their observation skills and techniques to translate everyday moments into vivid prose.

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"There was a loud crash that echoed through the empty hallway."

Better: "A loud crash echoed through the empty hallway."

Eliminate unnecessary "there was/is" constructions to make your writing more direct and powerful.

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The second version varies sentence structure, creating natural flow while maintaining impact.

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