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8 Craft Basics All Writers Should Know | How to Write Strong Prose

In today's writing craft video, I cover 8 craft basics all writers should know! TIMESTAMPS: 0:31 - Scene VS narrative summary 1:58 - Specific and concrete language 3:26 - Avoid overwritten prose 3:51 - Avoid underwritten prose 5:47 - Prioritize clarity 7:15 - Avoid utilizing melodrama to build tension 8:26 - Prioritize the active voice/avoid overuse of passive voice 9:10 - Vary sentence structure and length RELATED: 6 PRACTICAL Tips for New Writers:    • 6 PRACTICAL Tips for New Writers | What I ...   Line Edit With Me #2 (third timestamp deals with clarity):    • Editing My Old Writing #2 | Line Editing Tips   LINKS Twitter:   / rachellwrites​​​​​   Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3BhAtK3 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2qdKsyM​​​​​ MY PUBLISHED WORK: https://bit.ly/3CYT7Y1 MY STORIES: → "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE → "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg → "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu​​​​ & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1 → "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH → "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M → "Fig" in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/ MY POETRY: → "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3 → "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche: https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE​​​​​ → "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID → "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only] ABOUT ME Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and am in my third year of my BA in creative writing. On my channel, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays). ASK ME ANYTHING: https://bit.ly/34wRv7u Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir My equipment: → Camera: Sony ZV1 → Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro → Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE → Editor: Premiere Pro #authortube