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How to Write - by Sherry Ning - Pluripotent

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Good actors disappear; you only see the character they’re playing. Bad actors draw all your attention to their acting. Good writers disappear; you only see the story they’re telling. Bad writers draw all your attention to their choice of words. Good actors are good because we remember their characters better than we remember them. We don’t see Margot Robbie as insecure as she says she is because her persona is more saliently established in the sexy Naomi Belfort, the flamboyant Nellie LaRoy, the bold Tonya Harding, the glamorous Sharon Tate, and the confident Barbie (but also because she’s gorgeous, but you get my point). In each of these characters, Margot Robbie disappears. If you write to show how well you can write, you’re a bad writer. If people comment on your writing before they talk about how your writing made them feel, you need to work harder on making your words disappear. Melt into the paper. Hide behind the cursor. Stay back — let the writing do the magic. Upgrade to paid

Writing is like acting… The point of writing is so your writing disappears. Let me explain: Good actors disappear; you only see the character they’re playing. Bad actors draw all your attention to their acting. Good writers disappear; you only see the story they’re telling. Bad writers draw all your attention to their choice of words. Good actors are good because we remember their characters better than we remember them. We don’t see Margot Robbie as insecure as she says she is because her persona is more saliently established in the sexy Naomi Belfort, the flamboyant Nellie LaRoy, the…

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