What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
Before the creation of a text can begin I have to do a fair amount of work on research. This may involve visiting places to see what they look like, get a feeling for atmosphere, to see how people use their streets and squares, to see [...]



Learning to Write VI

Beginnings: The opening sets the overture for the whole story. It tells the reader what is going to follow. It is, without doubt, the single most important aspect of the craft to master.
How many good books suffer neglect through the inefficiency of their beginnings? [...]






About Writing:

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. Albert Camus

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