ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

In a recent post, Derek Halpern introduces the concept of the thread of discontent. Listening in on a webinar for email marketers, I noticed the presenter played up the rivalry between marketing and sales departments. Step 2: Unravel a “thread of discontent” Start listening to your crowd closely.

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The Write Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

From the persuasive prose of a seasoned copywriter to the captivating narratives of a storyteller, trigger words help breathe life into written content, transforming passive readers into active participants. Watch: Suggests viewing a video or presentation. Submit: Requests provision of information or materials.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2012

If you’ve not worked directly with it before, it’s based around the concept of tags or elements. We also want to quote authors, whether that’s some prose, a statement, a callout or something they said recently. Tag: something used for identification or location— merriam-webster. From hereon in I’ll refer to them only as tags.

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The Write Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Writing beautiful prose isn’t something every writer nails in the beginning. Strong prose often reads like poetry. The term “purple prose” refers to writing that might be a bit too flowery. That’s not always a bad thing—lots of readers and writers love flowery prose. Writing beautiful prose is similar to writing poetry.

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Susan Greene

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I’m continually searching for new approaches, new trends, new concepts. I’d start from scratch in coming up with concepts, subheads and layout. My presentation went reasonably well so I offered to speak to another teacher’s class, refining my skills and gaining confidence. Additionally, I do a lot of professional reading.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 24, 2024

Discourse can include fictional and poetic works as well as nonfictional prose. Spoken discourse: Shared through speech, like presentations, vlogs, and oral reports. 2 Narration Narration is discourse presented through storytelling. Discourse is the use of language to share ideas, insights, and information.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 26, 2023

It embodies the tone of your prose, the cadence of your sentences, and the specific words you choose. ” In presenting a quiet library, instead of simply “It was quiet,” craft an image like, “Silence hung heavy in the air, each whisper a clandestine conspiracy between the pages of a book.” Consider J.K.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

And although all of our modern tech does help us connect really well on one level, on another level, on a deeper level, we've kind of lost the gift of presence of actually being wholly physically present to one another , and to the world around us. I think finding our place again in the natural world literally grounds us, it earths us again.

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ProBlogger

MAY 9, 2017

One concept new bloggers often struggle with is the idea that their blog can’t be everything to everyone. In other words, people want content that’s constructive and applicable to their lives, not vague prose that lacks purpose. The point is that you can’t cultivate a thriving blog without having some support. Find Your Voice.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When I started writing again, it was prose and short stories, which then got longer and longer and became novels. It's also how you present yourself, how you walk, how you dress. I've also been teaching. I taught 39 years in Italian universities as a teacher of English Language and Literature.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 6, 2023

Such a plot flip captivates readers by breaking away from expectations and presenting a fresh perspective. Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art blends prose with comic art to deliver a compelling narrative about the art of comics. You can also approach stories from the perspective of a concept.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Flashback Flashbacks are scenes that show an event that happened in a character’s past, providing clues to the present story. Poets use anastrophe as an easy rhyme scheme in poetry , and prose writers use it to sound… wiser? The concept comes from a character (Mrs. See the earlier example for metonymy.)

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The Write Life

APRIL 1, 2023

If you’ve spent any amount of time in online reading or writing circles, you’ve probably come across posts like this titled ‘X Times Men Didn’t Know How to Write Female Characters,’ each featuring screenshots of tragically sexist prose. My point is, it’s not exactly news that badly-written women are an unfortunate feature in our media.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 3, 2023

Extended metaphors are often used in poetry and literature where the author wants to convey more passion and commitment to a concept. Truman is a metaphor for conquering fears, perseverance, and not accepting the reality with which we’re presented. So, let’s use that as your second concept. The Truman Show 40.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 16, 2023

Publishers seem convinced it’s not enough to distill research into well-written prose. This process was often maddening, since the same anecdote could dovetail with any number of science concepts, depending on how the anecdote was framed. Readers want an intimate story, too. Like it or not, publishers may be right. Or so I thought.

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