5 writing tips from the Twitter rabble
And by rabble, we’re referring to an Esquire magazine contributor, a cartoon character, and our very own executive editor.
Good luck. The Twitter feeds from many popular writers are examples of procrastination in action.
For 140-character nuggets of writing advice, you have to dive deeper than published and popular fiction writers. Working editors and journalists (and a popular cartoon character) are a good source for writing and editing tips.
Here are five tips:
On writer’s block, from Dana Goldstein, a contributor to The Daily Beast and The Nation:
in my experience, the cause of most writer’s block is a lack of reporting or research on which to base the writing http://bit.ly/dUc3CNless than a minute ago via TweetDeckDanaGoldstein
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On hyphens, from Mark Allen, a freelance writer and copy editor:
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