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Stop Writing Boring Cover Letters « The Blank Page
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A blog about writing, theatre, and other stuff I like. Stop Writing Boring Cover Letters. I am SO guilty of this, but I didn’t realize it until very recently. Earlier this year, I was contracted by a client who needed ongoing posts for B2B blogs targeting insurance executives. I know, right? Well, as it turns out, not so much. Believe it or not insurance execs like to read fun things too! They enjoy humorous, informative content and I was even asked to be. It’s the way we’ve been trained to t...You’...
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Here be scribblings « The Blank Page « A blog about writing, theatre, and other stuff I like.
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A blog about writing, theatre, and other stuff I like. 3 Reasons Flashbacks are Terrible Storytelling Devices. They’re pretty common in visual mediums because there really is no other way to express memory in an interesting way. That makes sense. But do they work for prose? I’m convinced the answer is no, no matter how relevant they might seem to the progression of your story. 1: They’re just plain incorrect. If you want more information about trauma and PTSD, my mum. Straw Flashback Writer says. Before ...