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by frank ewert


A weekly newsletter for writers who want to grow their confidence by practicing their craft.

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Jul 30

No. 53 | The key(s) to writing that soars

Reader, After a summer of thinking and writing about recovering a sense of play in one's writing, I'm delivering my conclusions as a class for The Porch tomorrow night. "Conclusions" sounds too definitive. Judicial, even. However, I can't think of a better word at the moment, so I'm just going to run with it. (If you think of a better, more playful word, let me know.) I'm opening the class with two questions: When it comes to writing, what does a "sense of play" look like for you? Why do you...

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Jul 23

No. 52 | Do you play the edges?

Jul 16

No. 51 | You're probably not frivolous enough

Jul 09

No. 50 | The vital element of risk

Jul 05

No. 49 | Are you creating or competing?

Jun 11

No. 48 | All the ways we can play

Jun 05

No. 47 | The summer of play

May 28

No. 46 | We're all writing our memories

May 21

No. 45 | Writing for perfection vs writing with presence

May 15

No. 44 | On "finding" your voice

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