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Section 03

Writing Craft

How the sentences get made. Notes on how sentences get made, taken from the books that teach it and the ones that demonstrate it.

  1. 01

    What the Craft Books Actually Agree On

    Read enough of them and the same five things keep surfacing.

    What the Craft Books Actually Agree On
  2. 02

    The First Line Is a Contract

    What an opening sentence promises, and how often it is broken.

    The First Line Is a Contract
  3. 03

    Keeping a Notebook You Will Reread

    Most writing notebooks die because they are kept for the wrong reader.

    Keeping a Notebook You Will Reread