The Simplest Writing Tip to Make You a Better Writer

March 16, 2022 • 00:06:00
The Simplest Writing Tip to Make You a Better Writer
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The Simplest Writing Tip to Make You a Better Writer

Mar 16 2022 | 00:06:00

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Carrie Jones Shaun Farrar

Show Notes

Here’s a really simple writing tip to make you a better writer. I (Carrie) talk a lot to my writers about distancing words, which are words in writing that keep the reader away from the action. Those are words like: Saw, Heard, Noticed, Smelled, And they take away from the immediacy of the story. A […]
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