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Writing Secret 3: Choose When to Use Passive Voice

Most of us writers start with bad advice, to write “formally.” We’re not supposed to talk to the reader. Or, we’re supposed to avoid stories. Worse, we’re supposed to use passive voice. That leads us to write like this: <A person> will be missed. Your work is appreciated. This work needs to be undertaken. Here’s

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I’m in the 2021 Write Stuff Bundle!

I like to read, as well as to write. (You are not surprised.) Which means I discovered StoryBundle years ago. Most of the time, StoryBundle offers genre fiction. However, this time, it’s nonfiction for writers—the 2021 Write Stuff Bundle. Yes, I have a book in this bundle—Write a Conference Proposal. If you want to speak

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