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Tighten Up for the New Year: Avoid These Common Writing Mistakes
ByTandem Services January 11, 2018February 18, 2026
Cut the Flab in Your Writing This is not a post about cats. Well, maybe it is. A little. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen a cat with six-pack abs. Every cat I know has a soft, flabby belly. We had a cat growing up that we called Flabby Tabby. How does…
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Writing Craft
Getting POV Right
ByTandem Services January 10, 2017February 18, 2026
Master Deep POV: How to Avoid Head Hopping and Strengthen Emotional Impact If there is one thing that I see writers getting wrong when I judge contests, it’s POV or point of view. This one thing can make a huge difference in your story. It is the key component in creating an emotional experience, which…
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