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Coming Soon: Pro Writing Session!
August 12 will be Medium Day — all day long. I’ve been invited to give one of the talks. As soon as I have a definite time for mine, I’ll post it here … and hope you can “be there” for a pro conversation. Watch this slot for updates as I outline how I discovered what makes a great written book/chapter/article, even poem … because not only do I read voraciously, and write and edit all the time, but I reviewbooks for the New York Journal of Books, my own website (see recommendations!), and the Historical Novels Review.
Make a Promise in Your First (Chapter) (Paragraph) (Line) (Dream): How-To Tips and Q&A for the Writing Life
Whether you’re writing a segment about your life, insight into history, a feature article, a novel, or a poem (yes, even haiku!), you’re laying out a path, an adventure, for your reader. There’s a reason for every ending: It seals the promise you make in your first line or paragraph or chapter. Then satisfaction makes your reader say “Ah, that was good!” This seasoned author and reviewer shows how crafting your opening builds a promise to a reader. Discover the power of a beginning and ending that fit together (even when they have to fit head to toe). Gain a strategy for writing stronger and more memorable work. You’ll shape your writing with fresh insight from this chat.
