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“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. ”

— Flannery O'Connor

Posts tagged Madeleine L'Engle

Two-Part Invention

Book review, Marriage and love, Personal disclosures, prayer, quotes/verses/sayingsBethany StedmanFebruary 5, 2013author, Book review, Cancer, cry, crying, Madeleine L'Engle, melanoma, motherhood, prayer, Two-Part Invention, write, writer, writing Comment

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Day 83 of #imitatelikeawriter for #the100dayproject
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While I drew inspiration for this from the quote from A Severe Mercy, I think my mind is still on Octavia Butler’s direct and emotive writing style. ✍️
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#the100dayproject2020 #writeeveryday

Day 82 #imitatelikeawriter for #the100dayproject
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I tried to keep pretty close to the original here. Tried to imitate Butler’s clean, crisp voice and certain tone. But also tried to infuse this with a little of myself too☺️✍️
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#the100dayp

Day 81 #imitatelikeawriter for #the100dayproject
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Still thinking about characterization ☺️✍️

Day 80 of #imitatelikeawriter for #the100dayproject
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I’m still working on direct characterization 😊 So here’s a little piece in emulation of Dickens’ use of simile in direct characterization ✍️
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#simile #directcharacterization #c

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