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Bite sized method

Be less creative, write stronger stories (Bite Sized Method)
Last week an old schoolmate of mine emailed me out of the blue.
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Sometimes you need to shove the gearstick in reverse (bite sized method)
I’ve stumbled into quite a prolific phase of writing at the moment.
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Walking a Tightrope Over a Field of Purple Prose ( Bite Sized Method)
As I work to expand my writing style in a new direction, I’m slower to pull out the paring knife and lean everything down than I used to be.
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Building Out Characters in a different way (Bite Sized Method)
Earlier this year I made a plan to piece together a collection (or two) of thematically coherent short stories with an end goal of publishing them all…
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No Unearned Lightbulb Moments (Bite Sized Method)
I spent a large chunk of time re-writing the synopsis for my novel yesterday and had a lightbulb moment about structure.
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When the Routine breaks (Bite Sized Method)
Sorry.
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The Curse of a Well Written Scene (Bite Sized Method)
It would be nice if a novel was just a collection of well written scenes.
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Build Theme into the Atmosphere (Bite Sized Method)
Theme is one of those classroom words that make eyes glaze over the moment it’s mentioned.
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The Unlikely Benefits of Exhaustion (Bite sized Method)
In an ideal world, you only write when optimal.
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The Open Heart Surgery Phase (Bite Sized Method)
Learning from experience is all about pattern recognition.
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Bite Sized Method (Introduction)
Bite sized metaphors.
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