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    "No Poor, Indifferent Place": Is Any Life Too Boring for the Writer?
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    "No Poor, Indifferent Place": Is Any Life Too Boring for the Writer?

    I have noticed a preference in my reading habits recently for books with slow plot-lines, contemplative narrators, and rural life. It has...
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    The Three Stages of the Editing Process
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Three Stages of the Editing Process

    The first and most important stage in the editing process is the macro-edit, also called a content edit or a developmental edit.
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    All the Long Sentences: The Compassion of Cormac McCarthy
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    All the Long Sentences: The Compassion of Cormac McCarthy

    Is it possible for syntax to be compassionate? Can the mere structure of a sentence influence the empathy of readers?
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    "An Interesting Planet": Quotidian Detail in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    "An Interesting Planet": Quotidian Detail in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead

    Writers are first and foremost seers, observers. We must view everything with the precision of a microscope and the distance of a god.
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    Art & Fear: The Danger of Perfectionism
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • May 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Art & Fear: The Danger of Perfectionism

    The following is an excerpt from Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. I show this to my writing students every semester, and I...
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    Need a Kick in the Pants?
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    Need a Kick in the Pants?

    You have been working, haven’t you? Or do you plan some sort of schedule for yourself starting as soon as you put down this article?
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    5 Craft Books for Emerging Fiction Writers
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Feb 28, 2018
    • 2 min

    5 Craft Books for Emerging Fiction Writers

    I love reading books on the craft of writing. Often, they turn me back to the blank page with renewed excitement, ready to tackle a...
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    Writers on Revision
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 31, 2016
    • 1 min

    Writers on Revision

    “Throw up into your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon.” - Raymond Chandler
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    Britta's Top Reads
    Britta Eastburg Friesen
    • Aug 31, 2016
    • 1 min

    Britta's Top Reads

    My list is always changing, but here are a few of my current favorites.
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