fiction
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A Writer or an Author?
There are hundreds of websites out there that will tell you that to be a writer, all you need to do is write. I used to read this advice, nod sagely, and then think “This is pablum.” All a writer needs to do is write sounds like something you say to comfort yourself because you haven’t…
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The Shit Sandwich.
At some point in learning to workshop and critique, we come across something called the Shit Sandwich. The Shit Sandwich is basically this: when you critique someone’s work, start with something good (the bread). Then tell them the problems (the meat… er, sandwich filling). Then end on a good note (more bread.) I had another…
Sonal Champsee 