It feels a bit strange posting writing advice into the void given the events of the past week, but since many of you are likely channeling your emotions into writing these days, I wanted to write a quick tip about action. I often see a peculiar writing tic where writers rush and put the dramatic […]
Prose
Don’t fear repeating pronouns
Allow me to reintroduce you to the word “they.” It is a useful word. A versatile word. A word that so completely disappears into the background you don’t need to worry about repeating it. For some reason lots of writers are scared of pronouns. They find all sorts of convoluted ways of avoiding them. For […]
