My Top 12 Writing Tips! | Advice That Changed How I Write

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☾Zugzwang - CBC [excerpt]: https://www.cbc.ca/books/literarypriz...

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Skip scenes the reader can imagine
2:11 - Use strong verbs
3:33 - Avoid '-ing' and 'to be' verbs
4:40 - Describe, don't explain
5:31 - If your story is boring, slow it down
6:46 - Be specific
7:45 - The push and pull of hope and despair
8:23 - Character yearning
9:06 - Character contradictions
10:08 - Use the fewest words possible
11:17 - Artistic incongruity
12:15 - How can this be more interesting?

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