Thursday, August 29, 2019

Writing Strategies (part 4)


Although this will extend the time it takes to finish your work, sometimes it helps to get some distance from your writing. If you don't have friends or family willing to spend time reading your work to give you an outside perspective (and you may not want their bias), you should try stepping away from your project for a few days. Come back and reread it to see if it still resonates with the impact you originally intended. Some people like to share unfinished projects online for feedback, and though this can be helpful, it can also be more discouraging than productive--not everyone is genuinely interested in giving useful feedback; some are just "trolls." Try to keep your sharing within a circle of writers you know and trust, or take advantage of paid services that provide experienced editors for feedback.

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