Starkly Written: a place to embrace The Art of Wordsmithing.
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Find Your Happy Place
When writing one important aspect is where you do it. Now I don’t mean plant a flag and decree you will only write from your chosen place. You will get almost no writing done if you do that. Procrastination is real and the easiest is just avoid where you designate your writing spot. “See I…
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Dump Your Brain
You are sitting down. Excited to find time to write and wham that blank page in front of you is echoing all that empty space where your ideas usually are. Do Not Freak! This is a common thing for even the most experienced of wordsmiths. Even more important is that the fix is easy and…
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Reader types and YOu
For a writer you need someone to read your work well before publishing it to public venues. There is a tiered system, that while a bit confusing in the beginning has been shown to help keep an author on the right track. Readers while still in editing give a host of positive growth opportunities for…
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Introducing Adeesa S.
One of our younger contributors, Adessa is a mid-twenties aspiring writer, voracious reader, and prolific dreamer. Originally from “backwoods” West Virginia she moved to the more urban city a few years ago. Straddling two worlds has given her a wide range of experiences to share. With her mother helping to shape her love for reading…
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Introducing Joy H
What better way to start a blog then to tell you a bit about who is on the other side of the screen? Joy H is one of our main writers and has been wordsmithing since she knew how to put pen to paper. She will let us say it was less than a half-century…
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Starkly Written Defined
When coming up with the idea of doing a blog, it came to our attention that we were not everyone’s cup of tea. We make no apologies for that, but it was thought giving a definition of what the purpose of our site is about was important. Misunderstandings happen when definitions are murky. As a…
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A New Page
Welcome to Starkly Written. Glad you stopped by. We are here to share the tricks, tips, and resources that we have discovered to help us keep the enjoyment in the art of wordsmithing. As a newly refurbished project we are hoping to help you get the most out of the time and resources while you…
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