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... first draft “ the zero draft ” —after that he can start counting . Most writers share the feeling that the first draft , and all of those which follow , are opportunities to discover what they have to say and how best they can say it ...
... first draft “ the zero draft ” —after that he can start counting . Most writers share the feeling that the first draft , and all of those which follow , are opportunities to discover what they have to say and how best they can say it ...
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... first ? 4 SHE : The first what , Pa ? HE : The first generation , Mother . 6 SHE : You mean ... 7 HE : Yep . The first Pepsi generation . 8 SHE : Sure do , Pa . Why , I remember our debut back in 1968 . 9 HE : Wasn't that a time ! 10 ...
... first ? 4 SHE : The first what , Pa ? HE : The first generation , Mother . 6 SHE : You mean ... 7 HE : Yep . The first Pepsi generation . 8 SHE : Sure do , Pa . Why , I remember our debut back in 1968 . 9 HE : Wasn't that a time ! 10 ...
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... first day of school , my classmates must certainly have been un- easy to find themselves apart from their families , in the first institution of their lives . But I was astonished . I was fated to be the " problem student " in class ...
... first day of school , my classmates must certainly have been un- easy to find themselves apart from their families , in the first institution of their lives . But I was astonished . I was fated to be the " problem student " in class ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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