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Emma Kathryn Harris

Emma Kathryn Harris

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Category: Writing Craft

Writing Craft

Read to feed your creative mind

July 26, 2024July 23, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Suffer from blank page syndrome? Reading helps us refocus, provides writing prompts from where we least expect them, and energizes us to plow ahead with our writing.

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Weeding our garden is like editing

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Weeding our gardens is an ongoing chore, much like editing our work. We want our writing to be beautiful too, which forces us to kill our darlings in our stories.

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Using nature for your writing prompts

June 28, 2024December 21, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Inspiration for our writing can come from the most beautiful places outside our own doors. Why is nature the best writing prompt?

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Writing Craft

Use simple language in your writing

June 14, 2024June 12, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Writing in simple, everyday language can help make our message understandable. How can we keep our writing simple?

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Avoid writer’s block by using research to prompt inspiration

May 3, 2024April 19, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Research is an excellent starting point to prompt inspiration for your writing.

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Writing Craft

Improve your writing by writing more

April 5, 2024March 23, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Writer’s often lament about writer’s block getting in the way of their creativity. But does writer’s block exist?

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