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Thick Skin
Eventually, someone else will read your writing. Most of us who fancy ourselves writers will ask other people to read our words and tell...
divawhitt
Jun 23, 20232 min read
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I Wrote a Thing. Now What?
I wrote a book. An entire book! It’s been revised and is currently in the hands of beloved beta readers before being subjected to another...
divawhitt
May 8, 20224 min read
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Mind the Gap
Most of the requests I get for proofreading or editing assistance come from students. Undergraduate to graduate, they're all looking for...
divawhitt
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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I'm a Terrible Writer
Let me tell you why. Writer's are supposed to have these vast stores of imagination and inspiration, socked away for future reference, in...
divawhitt
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Channeling Sisyphus...or GRIT and why it matters.
I recently read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. Man, let me tell you, I found myself nodding along with...
divawhitt
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Vive la Différence!
I am fascinated by both etymology and philology. To see how words and their meanings change through time and use, and how those changes...
divawhitt
Nov 23, 20212 min read
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Just Tell The Story!
This week's discussion board in one of my MFA courses asked us to consider the "myths" of writing. The how-tos, the how-not-tos, which...
divawhitt
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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