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Ad Copy & Poetry: Kissing Cousins

January 27, 2020September 26, 2020 cortnilmerrittLeave a comment

Ad copy and poetry are about emotion. What's the result? The old tricks work for both.

Posted in Writing & Editing Advice & TipsTagged Advertising, advice, creativity, editing, emotions, inspiration, mood, poetry, process, self-edit, voice, women, writing
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On Intransitive Emotions

January 13, 2020September 26, 2020 cortnilmerritt1 Comment

Writing emotions is complicated. Do all your characters' emotions make sense? Tips for writing fiction and nonfiction.

Posted in Thoughts on Life, Writing & Editing Advice & TipsTagged creativity, emotions, inspiration, mindfulness, mood, personality, psychology, self-edit, tips, voice, women, writing

Write like the greats: Charles Bukowski

November 11, 2019September 26, 2020 cortnilmerrittLeave a comment

Emotion breaks across the page in poetry. I examine how Charles Bukowski hid vulnerability in his strength.

Posted in Writing & Editing Advice & TipsTagged character-development, creativity, decision, emotions, inspiration, men, mood, personality, poetry, psychology, tips, voice, writer-review
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On the Bechdel Test

July 1, 2019September 26, 2020 cortnilmerritt2 Comments

Realistically, not all conversations between characters of the same gender revolve around the opposite gender.

Posted in Thoughts on Books, Writing & Editing Advice & TipsTagged advice, character-development, children, creativity, editing, emotions, inspiration, mindfulness, personality, power, psychology, self-edit, tips, voice, women, world building, writing
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On Writing Accents

March 25, 2019September 16, 2020 cortnilmerritt1 Comment

Generic characters are lazy. Pep up the music of your fiction with bewitching character voices.

Posted in Writing & Editing Advice & TipsTagged character-development, creativity, inspiration, music, personality, process, research, style, tips, voice, writing

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