"As writers, we learn most of what we know just by watching the pros, don't we?" ~John R. Trimble
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Simple
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This is mentioned in Jeff's book, Mechanically Inclined, so I thought I would post it for everyone to see.
TWO WORD SENTENCE SMACK DOWN teaching example:
They race. They race in the rain and they race in the snow. Although they race side by side, they are actually racing away from each other, sifting themselves apart. I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.
"You can only bring a limited amount of work." -pg. 158 "The white noise helps you focus." -pg.159 "I love and hate the Internet."-pg.159 "Please leave it with me." -pg. 158 "You've looked at forward data." -pg. 163 "The Internet connection is too weak to get distracted." -pg.159
4 comments:
This is mentioned in Jeff's book, Mechanically Inclined, so I thought I would post it for everyone to see.
TWO WORD SENTENCE SMACK DOWN teaching example:
They race. They race in the rain and they race in the snow. Although they race side by side, they are actually racing away from each other, sifting themselves apart. I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.
Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee
"He came to the river. The river was there."
Ernest Hemingway
"Big Two-Hearted River" (short story)
"Planes are loud." -Jon Acuff, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done, page 159
"You can only bring a limited amount of work." -pg. 158
"The white noise helps you focus." -pg.159
"I love and hate the Internet."-pg.159
"Please leave it with me." -pg. 158
"You've looked at forward data." -pg. 163
"The Internet connection is too weak to get distracted." -pg.159
Jon Acuff, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done
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