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Introducing: The Essay Series
A rough guide to the different kinds of essays you may find yourself wanting to write.
Nov 7
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Summer Brennan
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The Essay Series #3: The Essayist as Unreliable Narrator
What is an unreliable narrator, how can you have one in an essay, and what does it achieve? When lies, exaggeration, or uncertainty can help us arrive…
Dec 6
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Ten Years After The First Rough Draft
A decade ago I "won" NaNoWriMo by finishing an extremely rough draft of my first book. Here's how it set me up to become a published author.
Nov 28
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The Essay Series # 2: The Vignette Essay
What is a vignette essay and how do you write one? When you want to say the most with the fewest words of all.
Nov 21
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The Essay Series #1: The Essay As Energy
Make your own kind of music: How to write an essay on any topic and of any length that will satisfy your reader.
Nov 15
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Summer Brennan
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Essay Camp Postscript
How to move from your Essay Camp drafts to ideas for an essay.
Nov 6
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Summer Brennan
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Essay Camp Day 5
Enough talk. Let's make something.
Nov 5
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Summer Brennan
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Essay Camp Day 5
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