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Lately, I feel like I’ve blathered on and on about how we incorporate details in our writing: Their importance as we set the stage for story The role they play in bringing a story to life for readers And, the old standard, “Show, don’t tell.” Enough is enough, right? Or, is it? Every time I …
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Last weekend, as I sat around the table and listened to stories written by my friends at the Retirement Center, we discussed the the power of details. Almost everyone wrote on last month’s prompt, “I look like _____,” and we marveled at how each person approached the exercise differently. One person wrote about life with …
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