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... write better ; I did not write well . I wrote stiffly and self - consciously . I tried to get a pattern into my sentences , but did not see that the pattern was evident . I took care how I placed my words , but did not reflect that an ...
... write better ; I did not write well . I wrote stiffly and self - consciously . I tried to get a pattern into my sentences , but did not see that the pattern was evident . I took care how I placed my words , but did not reflect that an ...
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... write . I have often heard writers complain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distin- guished author telling me that she was reading through some books in which were epitomized all the plots ...
... write . I have often heard writers complain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distin- guished author telling me that she was reading through some books in which were epitomized all the plots ...
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... writing is no less difficult than that of the other arts and yet , because he can read and write a letter , there is a notion that anyone can write well enough to write a book . Writing seems now the favourite relaxation of the human ...
... writing is no less difficult than that of the other arts and yet , because he can read and write a letter , there is a notion that anyone can write well enough to write a book . Writing seems now the favourite relaxation of the human ...
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