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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Negotiating a Connection

Tweet Once upon a time, you had to write an intro. Maybe it was for a business letter (probably a query letter, if you’re one of my Creative Writing readers). Maybe it was for a memo you had to write at work. More likely it was for an English class, or the essay portion of […]

Structured Resolutions (Business Writing Exercise)

Tweet We’re in the midst of a conversation about document structure, and in the first week of the new year, so let’s take this opportunity to combine two useful self-improvement exercises in one. Have you figured out your resolutions for the new year? Do you even do that sort of thing? If so, are you […]

Dream Sequence (Creative Writing Exercise)

Tweet This week I talked about document structure and got into detail on chronology and point of view, and now it’s time to stop talking and start doing. Your assignment this week is to write out a dream sequence. Of your own. This should be as close to non-fiction as you can manage. If at […]