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      <title>Advanced Creative Writing by Pamela Bautista</title>
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      <pubDate>2022-09-08 18:02:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The subway was two blocks away. I stashed my phone in my pocket as I perched precariously on the escalator steps, pressed to the railing to leave space for the strangers around me. I attempted to drown out the turmoil of echoing voices, which bounced off the tile and found purchase in the crevices of my mind, flies to sweet syrup, clawing at chunks of brain matter and monopolising the remains of my focus - <em>hurry up, we're going to miss the train</em> - as I scrambled to pay attention to each of the parasitic pseudo-entities that seemed to occupy my senses. My mood shifted with the crowd, leaving me disoriented as I stepped onto the platform. For a moment, my head cleared, but soon my headphones surged in with a new track, flooding my ears as though to make me forget the eyes following me, the fellow passengers sure to extort good will.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-08 18:23:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Run Away From It All</title>
         <author>rodrigosantana25_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>[Chorus]<br><br></strong>She's lost in a manmade hellscape</div><div>She's trying to find a way out</div><div>She can't even whisper, much less shout</div><div>She's lost in a manmade hellscape<br>With no way out</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-08 18:24:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>lisandrakas23_1_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>"It was just lying around, right there, on the floor!" Peggy pointed in between two shelves in the biography section.The librarian looked incredulous while squinting at the boy through her half-moon glasses. "This book isn't cataloged in our files, doesn't have a call number, title, author, nor an ISBN. Therefore it is not our possession. Besides, it's clearly a journal, look at it," she leafed through the mysterious book before saying, "Just keep it, alright?"Peggy didn't know what to do with the mahogany "journal" now that Mrs. Kilggard hadn't believed in him, so he took it to his dorm. As he opened the bedroom door a black neon light shone in the room, illuminating everything within a two-meter distance of its source. Perry had his dark wings out, setting them free after a long school day of keeping them in, thus brightening the room with his light.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <title>How to make the beginning more interesting ?</title>
         <author>claramusa24_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>6'0 foot tall, with golden hair, and brown eyes, this was Steve Smith the CEO of one of the finest advertisement companies in the world. He was young, wealthy, had a beautiful family and, well, as far as he knew, he was happy. Giovanna, an Italian woman who he met and married while backpacking across Europe, was bitter but not in an unbearable way, more like the bitterness of lemonade without sugar. However, if you drink a lot of lemon juice, canker sores start to pop in your mouth. Not saying that she was the&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-08 18:25:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>You managed to sum up some of the most powerful things in human experience, in my opinion: music, friends, and the joy of fiction. The middle choice falls a little flat in comparison to the others, my favorite was your description: warm, sad songs. Very evocative!<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-19 18:42:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This is such a great collection of images! I found it beautifully written, quite a successful activity. Maybe worth coming back to: It is intriguing, delightful... Filled with potential. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:00:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>rodrigosantana25_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I think that occasionally the descriptions went on for longer than they were supposed to, but otherwise it was a very engaging read! :)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:03:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This presents interesting ideas! I do have two things to note: Would you like to come back to the text and play with the parallel ideas of bitter conversations and bitter coffee? (I thought it clever, though not quite there yet, you know?) Secondly, you mention conversations twice in this short text, would you like to change that? Semantic variety is something all readers appreciate.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:04:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I like that reference to classical music and past lives... I wonder, could it be even more evocative if you choose a specific composer or musical piece? The last line intrigues me... What makes a soul ancient?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:08:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The music that's been around for 15 summers? This is a clever way to get the reader to ponder what you pose... The last image raises questions... A student of life? How could this idea be more accessible to the reader, without giving it away easily?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:11:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>rodrigosantana25_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I like how specific you are with your descriptions, it makes the writing feel very genuine</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:12:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>mariasales24_1_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I like the way you specify the nostalgic series, the type of music you like, and every aspect of your quote. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-09-26 18:16:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Great info found in &quot;The Narrative Arc&quot;</title>
         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/pamelabautista2_1/ACW/wish/2333433573</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Think of dialogue as <strong>action, not narrative</strong>. Dialogue should do what great actions scenes do—move the story along and engage the reader. Even if your scene is a quiet one set at the kitchen table, good dialogue should be just as exciting as an action-pack fighting scene.<br>2. Let your dialogue <strong>reveal character</strong>. As a writer, you have many different writing tools in your arsenal to reveal character. The reader can delve into flashbacks or even break the 4th wall and talk directly to the reader. Still, the primary tool is the voice of your character as it comes across in dialogue. Revealing dialogue is also critical for non-POV, supporting characters for whom dialogue may be the only way to distinguish them.<br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 11:48:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>- Skip the pleasantries and focus on writing <strong>purposeful dialogue</strong>. <br>- Dialogue should not go over <strong>three beats </strong>(short phrases) before pausing for tags or action.&nbsp;</div><div>- <strong>Action beats</strong> are just as useful as dialogue tags in <strong>contextualising</strong> who is speaking and how.&nbsp;</div><div>- <strong>Avoid exposition</strong> in dialogue unless it fits - and even then, be cautious about info-dumping.&nbsp;</div><div>- Characters can lie or omit information from others in dialogue, so use <strong>actions</strong> to demonstrate their <strong>true intentions</strong>.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 17:57:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Be realistic, but not too realistic</div><div><br>Don't write exactly how people talk, because that's not entertaining, but don't be too theatrical, because that feels forced and unengaging.&nbsp;<br><br>2. People talk in different ways, represent that</div><div><br></div><div>People are different, and have different speech patterns and little habits when they speak, try to represent that in your dialogue<br><br></div><div>3. Avoid infodumping</div><div><br></div><div>Show, don't tell. Don't present all the information at once, put it here and there in the dialogue.&nbsp;<br><br>4. Be awkward</div><div><br></div><div>People don't take turns patiently to talk, they interrupt each other, forget what they're saying, etc. do that when necessary, it helps establish your characters as actual humans.<br><br>5. Be brief</div><div><br></div><div>Very rarely do people ever go into a long, interrupted monologue when talking to another person. That doesn't mean characters can't go on for a while, but show that the other character is listening. Include a "mhm" or "yeah", or questions, just like you would in real life.&nbsp;</div><div><br><br></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 18:01:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>lisandrakas23_1_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Avoid long speeches<br>Avoid small talk<br>Avoid info dump<br>Give your characters a unique way of speaking which differentiates them from other characters</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 18:02:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>mariasales24_1_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br></div><ul><li>Dialogue should stay on topic</li><li>Use dialogue as you would actual speech</li><li>Opt for the speaker attribution said over all others&nbsp;</li><li>Avoid long speeches&nbsp;</li><li>Be grammatically correct</li><li>Show what the characters are doing while they're talking</li><li>Keep characters' speech consistent<br><br></li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 18:02:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>ananeves24_2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>AVOID ADVERBS:&nbsp;<br><br>Although this appears harmless enough at first look, the reader actually grows increasingly irritated with the use of adverbs.&nbsp;<br><br>Give yourself and your readers some credit by not feeding them with an excessive quantity of information in your dialogue, just as you wouldn't in your narrative.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 18:03:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>carolinatakeda251_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Mix dialogue with narration:</strong> as your characters talk, interpolate some descriptions of their physical postures or other activity taking place in the room.<br><br></div><div><strong>Give your main character a secret:</strong> you can build dynamic three-dimensionality by having your character withhold a key bit of information from their speech.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>Use a layperson character to clarify technical language:</strong> The expert character can speak at a technical level, and the uninformed one can stop them, asking questions for clarification.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-10 18:08:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Do&#39;s and Don&#39;ts of developing voices in dialogues</title>
         <author>pamelabautista2_1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Use this opportunity to collect your learnings through your own experience developing unique voices through dialogue. <br><br><strong>Write</strong>:</div><ol><li>What worked really well?</li><li>What was extremely challenging?</li><li>Which specific dialogue elements helped you develop unique voices?</li><li>Which specific dialogue elements hindered the development of unique voices?&nbsp;</li><li>From listening to/reading your partner's dialogue, what elements would you like to try out the next time you are writing a dialogue?</li></ol><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-07 18:07:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Clara, Mafe and Carol</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1- It was really fun to read it our loud the dialogues, it certainly changes your view of the essay.&nbsp;<br>2- It will be challenging to act on the feedback.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-07 18:45:17 UTC</pubDate>
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