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How to keep your writing in tense
“All right. This is an oldie, but, uh . . . well, it's an oldie where I come from.” —Marty McFly
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Don't make your readers suffer your throat-clearing
“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going.” —Michael Scott
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You know this writing advice, but do you follow it?
Plus: The origin of the advice
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Don’t break your brain
An essential key to better self-editing
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Why some books fall short
An essential reminder for your next self-editing session
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New bonuses await you
I've enabled referral bonuses when you share this Substack with your writer friends
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Here's the best thing you can do for your finished draft
If it works for Stephen King . . .
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Do this to avoid the messy middle
OK, so there's actually no avoiding the messy middle, but this could alleviate the pain.
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Better Writing with Blake Atwood
Better Writing with Blake Atwood
Weekly writing tips and encouragement from a nonfiction editor (who may be acknowledged in Atomic Habits).
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Notes from a Small Press
Anne Trubek
Lists of Note
Lists of Note
Shaun Usher

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