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Always Seek What’s Better

July 31, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Direction.

“Never want to say anything so strongly that you give up the option of finding something better. If you have to say it, you will.” – Richard Hugo, “Nuts and Bolts”

When you start writing a piece, you have a certain direction in mind. You know you want to talk about a specific idea. You may even have some thoughts regarding how to write about that idea. If you aren’t careful, those thoughts will imprison you. You will be stuck with a darling that will kill your writing if you don’t kill it first.

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What Book Made You Fall in Love with Reading?

July 29, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Caught reading.

Second grade. The Indian in the Cupboard. The first, “big” book I read all by myself. The first that introduced me to the world of words and the adventures contained therein. The first to capture my fancy and make me fall in love with reading and writing.

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How to be a Better Writer: Be Empathetic

July 8, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Write Right Talks about Writing RightIt’s the noticing that cracks us open, lets something in.
Shows we’re in use.
Uses us.
Right now. Right this minute.
Lia Purpura’s “Recurrences/Concurrences”

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Write Right: Some Thoughts on Dialogue

June 18, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Write Right Talks about Writing RightEven though I edit a lot of fiction, I don’t write fiction, so I’m hesitant to write about dialogue. I was asked my thoughts on the topic, though. I suppose I should give some answers.

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10 Filler Words to Cut from Your Writing

May 14, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Write Right Talks about Writing RightEveryone has filler words. One of mine is “just.” I’m conscious of it because it was brought to my attention during a poetry workshop several years ago. Before that, I didn’t even notice it. It was a “filler” in much the same way that everyone has their own version of a verbal pause. No one notices either the written or verbal pauses unless they’re noticed or corrected by another.

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Fast, Cheap, or Good

May 8, 2014 By Erin Beasley

Fast, Cheap, or Good

According to tradition, you can have work that is fast and cheap, cheap and good, or fast and good. You cannot, however, have work that embodies all three traits. Something is necessarily lost in seeking one of the attributes.

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