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Writing Tip: Finding Your Voice

July 7, 2020 //  by Lori Younker//  Leave a Comment

Teaching someone how to write with "voice" is one of the hardest thing for a writing teacher. Usually, the teacher notices if it is "there" or not. Then, when she tries to give a definition to her students, she says something like, "It's hard to put your finger on..." Up until now, I didn't know …

Category: Uncategorized, Writing TipsTag: american intonation, Hickey, Memoir, voice, writing conventions

Writing Tip #13: More Good Leads

January 23, 2017 //  by Lori Younker//  Leave a Comment

  Reference a world issue with humor  After the Millennium turned past Y2K and the world didn't end, my friend Steve decided to leave Sydney and move to India for a while.  --Ashley Hay, The Bus Stop, Creative Nonfiction, Issue 58, Winter 2016 Hook with Outstanding Data or …

Category: Essay, Memoir, Writing TipsTag: craft, craft of writing, hook, introduction, lead, writing conventions

Writing Tip#2: Back up your Observation with a Trusted Source

June 30, 2016 //  by Lori Younker//  Leave a Comment

Say you are living abroad and you observe what you feel is a lack of language development for children under age 6. In other words, children remain silent until spoken to, and it's rare for exchanges between adults and children. You have journaled your observation and feel ready to share this idea …

Category: Writing TipsTag: citations, David Brooks, Facebook, moral crusade, NYT, opinion, shame culture, worldview, writing conventions

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