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5 Things Mistborn Taught Me About Writing

April 12, 2010

I’m an avid reader, and my favorite genre is fantasy. Most recently, I devoured the Mistborn trilogy (Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages) by Brandon Sanderson. I never would have picked them up if Sanderson hadn’t been chosen to finish Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series after the author’s untimely death to [...]

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Bad Copywriting: Turning Your Dud into a Dude

April 7, 2010

I just received a press release in my email for a product that urges me: “Turn your dud into a dude.” We’re going to gloss over the fact, for the moment, that this was sent to me as a press release I’d like to “share with my readers.” We’re going to gloss over the fact [...]

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