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I didn’t know how to answer this question. Why do they write? No idea. I’ve always been sure of one thing only: they (we?) need an extremely valid…
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Writers always possessed a not so secret need to know sophisticated words, words no one else could understand. It makes us feel special, doesn’t it…
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“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.” Let’s assume that two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough was…
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I encountered logical fallacies for the first time in this scene from the film ‘Thank You For Smoking’, and it was love at first sight. Joey: So what…
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I just finished reading a book and, asked what it was about, my answer looked like this: “I know what it is, but just can’t say it.” It happened so…
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99% of conversations on our planet end up like this: Everyone has one, yet it seems that opinions no longer have value as hardly anyone knows what they…
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Every six weeks or so, I’ve got into the habit of sharing this essay on pitching. I find it extremely practical, and it always performs well (you read…
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Most writers don’t know how to answer this question. Why do they write? I didn’t know either, but I’ve always been sure of one thing: we need an…
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Writers always possessed a not so secret need to know sophisticated words, words no one else could understand. It makes us feel special, doesn’t it…
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I just finished reading a book and, asked what it was about, my answer looked like this: “I know what it is, but just can’t say it.” It happened so…
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This scene from the movie ‘Thank You For Smoking’ is where I first encountered logical fallacies. It was love at first sight. Joey: So what happens when…
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