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Episode 183 - A key to making our sentences forceful.

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What do Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, and Elmore Leonard have in common? Powerful stories, yes. But also lean and forceful sentences. Here's how they do it. Also: in our plotting,what's an acceptable coincidence and what's a weak, story-ruining coincidence?

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1. Episode 183 - A key to making our sentences forceful. (00:00:00)

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3. (Cont.) Episode 183 - A key to making our sentences forceful. (00:14:22)

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What do Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, and Elmore Leonard have in common? Powerful stories, yes. But also lean and forceful sentences. Here's how they do it. Also: in our plotting,what's an acceptable coincidence and what's a weak, story-ruining coincidence?

Support the show

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Episode 183 - A key to making our sentences forceful. (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Piece by Piece (00:13:56)

3. (Cont.) Episode 183 - A key to making our sentences forceful. (00:14:22)

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