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✍️ What Book Clubs Taught Me about Writing for Myself
...or, You Can’t Judge a Reader by Its Cover - Book clubs can give you as a writer keen insights into what works for readers and what doesn't.
Jun 23
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Graham Strong
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✍️ Symbolism is a Double-edged Sword – with a Dull Second Edge
…or, the Doo Doo Dos and Da Da Don’ts of Connecting with Readers through Symbols - symbolism only works when readers get the symbol. Easier said than…
Jun 16
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Graham Strong
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✍️ Indisputable* Mathematical Proof that Writing Fun = Writing Creativity and Production
or, Strong’s Second Law of Writing - I've always said that fun is essential to good writing. Now, I have mathematical proof! Find out how it all adds…
Jun 2
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Graham Strong
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May 2026
✍️ Why You Should Try Zero Draft Writing
or, A Sure-fire, Money-back-guaranteed Way to Get Your Creativity Flowing - Okay, now I'm literally begging you. Try Zero Draft Writing! Here's why...
May 26
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Graham Strong
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✍️ Cliff Diving for Writers
or, Why I Take a Flying Leap - Writing is a leap of faith, and I often don't know where a piece will go. Here's why it almost always works out.
May 19
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Graham Strong
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✍️ What is Story?
Asking for a Friend... You'd think that every writer would know what story is. Turns out, maybe I didn't. Here's what I learned and how it improved my…
May 12
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Graham Strong
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April 2026
✍️ Two Words that Will Boost Your Creativity Immediately
or, Tomorrow Never Knows - During a recent Oasis revisit, I came across a Noel Gallagher interview that struck a chord and is good writing advice for us…
Apr 28
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Graham Strong
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✍️ How to Make Sure No One Confuses Your Writing for AI (Maybe)
or, How Drinking Cappuccino at a Little Café in Paris overlooking the Eiffel Tower... - A few ideas on how to avoid unjust accusations of AI in your…
Apr 14
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Graham Strong
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March 2026
✍️ Writing by Feel
or, Spending Afternoons Chasing Ideas Down Alleyways - We can be too precious with our words. Chasing ideas sometimes finds dead ends, but also new…
Mar 31
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Graham Strong
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✍️ Five Steps to More Authentic Writing
or, Thanks, Hem – but How Do I Find My “One True Sentence”? - We tell ourselves lies all the time. So how do we find our writing "truth"?
Mar 24
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Graham Strong
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✍️ How to Avoid the Trap of Insidious, Pedantic, Boring Over-description
or, Sometimes a Sunset is Just a Sunset - Do you suffer from over-description in your prose? Here are some ways I've fighting it in my own writing.
Mar 17
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Graham Strong
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✍️ Four Ways to Curb Your Perfectionism
or, How to Keep On Moving On… Does perfectionism make you stuck as a writer or even hold you back? Me too -- and here's how I'm fighting it.
Mar 10
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Graham Strong
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