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Several years ago when I read Harold Bloom‘s How to Read and Why, I was intrigued by his thesis that we read in order to expand our consciousness, in order to become more fully ourselves. That’s a claim that demands a more thorough investigation than I have time to go into now. But off the [...]
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This is so clever! A cliche finder for your prose. I found this gem at lifehacker. But be aware: the list of cliches it looks for comes from the AP style guide and may not be too effective in analysing fiction. I ran several paragraphs of my own writing through the gadget and came up [...]
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Clifford Garstang of Perpetual Folly is attending the Under the Volcano Writer’s Workshop. Check out his latest posts if you’ve ever been curious about this Mexican workshop experience. It sounds fabulous!
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