33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Writer [courtesy THE ALTUCHER CONFIDENTIAL]
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33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Writer [courtesy THE ALTUCHER CONFIDENTIAL]
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 
It’s great to hear other people’s approaches. Writing is so solitary an experience, one can sometimes feel as if they’re the only weirdo.
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We are all weirdos here!
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I actually did one of his this morning. Read for an hour before writing. I’ll keep up with it.
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Yay! I am glad you found something to incorporate into your routine.
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He has a lot of good advice, some I have heard before, some I haven’t. Some of it applies to poetry, too, like: take out every other sentence/line. But God forbid you try to make people cry by reading your poem. It looks like you are trying. The same goes for art – sentimentality is too obvious.
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I also found his list to be a mix of the tried and true and the unique. It always helps to see this kind of thing written down, even if it is mostly obvious. It makes you pause and think, which can be a great reminder. I agree about obvious heart-pulling being off-putting, though.
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These are fantastic tips…although I did wince a little at the suggestion to get rid of semicolons. I love semicolons and didn’t even notice they went the way of the typewriter.
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If you use them judiciously, you will be fine! 🙂
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