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The purpose may be to induce a particular response in the reader’s minds
Hey, remember “Look for language” in the steps we discussed in the previous post? Check this out: “To say that a word has meaning is to say that it has purpose. The purpose may be to signify something—that is, to refer to an object or person other than the writer, to an abstract conception such as ‘democracy,’ or to a thought or feeling in the writer’s mind. On the other hand, the purpose may be to induce a particular response in the readers’ minds or to establish an appropriate relationship between the writer and those readers.” in The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing So, this is it; there are three…
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looking for new creative inspiration
I’ve been browsing and reading and saving and taking notes. Digesting. I talked about it today on the blog. Check the link in the beard. Inspiration. A walk in nature, meditation, playing with camera angles and drones and other ways to photograph everything that looks beautiful. Making lists. Travel, wanderlust, coffee, food, lifestyle, nature, urban, cozy, hygge, hipster, books, vintage. Search terms. SEO. Blogging. The best Instagram feeds. Where does it all converge? Deep breathing, drawing, sketching. Making videos, finding courses, watching videos, planning courses. Making money, being authentic, being honest. See where the creative mind can travel in this wide web? A rabbit hole. If you can breathe, breathe.…
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How to turn what you read into something you can use
If you read books on writing, you’ll get influenced by what their authors believe to be a good way to write or the way you should plan or organize your writing process. If you read inspiring books, compelling works, books you love, and books that touch your heart or your mind with their inky hands, you’ll get influenced by their authors’ styles and ideas for sure. If you do a long research about a topic you wanna write about, you’ll get influenced by the most convincing material you find, the ones you choose to read, and you might get a little biased. There’s no way to avoid those things completely,…