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5 things every writer wants to learn, with Roy Peter Clark

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The Importance of White Space

White space is a mix and metaphor, like a visual ventilation. It's also a kind of a signifier of pace, how to move it. And the other thing is it offers these fantastic opportunities for emphasis and emphatic word order. Thomas Wifty: I dropped my toothpaste, he said, crestfallen.

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