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Editorial Wisdom

Post author By Sylvie
Post date January 23, 2021

Since August, I have been sending out one of my favorite recent pieces, “The Shock of Self-Love” to publications. The piece has been rejected 17 times, sometimes with very nice notes, but I wasn’t getting any feedback. I assumed something wasn’t quite working, but didn’t know where to start. Mary McBeth, editor of Memoir Magazine, […]

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Craft: How Writing Therapy Notes Made Me a Stronger CNF Writer

Post author By Sylvie
Post date August 21, 2020

Lessons from Therapy Notes - Pencil, pencil shavings, and pencil sharpener on a white lined notebook

Lessons from writing therapy notes that can strengthen creative non-fiction writing, including how to communicate with editors.

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My Writing X-Ray Vision

Post author By Sylvie
Post date August 13, 2020

Writing X-Ray Vision - Colorful x-ray of a flower

Using writing X-ray vision when rewriting to figure out exactly what is important to you about a story and how to foreground it.

Tags editing, lessons learned, mixed metaphors, shaping, storytelling, writer, writing life