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Getting Good Use out of Bad Writing – Part II

Getting Good Use out of Bad Writing – Part II

Once again, I’d like to explore a little more of the idea that encountering an example of bad writing by someone else can actually provide an excellent opportunity to improve your own writing.  (My previous discussion about this is here.) As a writer, it’s always important to read plenty, both for enjoyment (of course!) and to have a lot of examples to draw from of what sort of writing is to your taste.  But when you come across something that…

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Why don’t I love steampunk ?!?

Why don’t I love steampunk ?!?

So…I would like to sometimes write posts about art that I think is super awesome, because there are so many super-awesome things, and we should shout about them when we think of them so that more people can know about these awesome things!  Unfortunately, this will not be one of those posts (though I will try to balance things out a little with some shout-outs).  This post, unfortunately, is going to be more plaintive. Why don’t I love steampunk? Really. …

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