Creative Writing – Sarah Long Writes

I Researched How To Hack Into My Reader’s Brains. Here’s The Full Dissertation:

MA Dissertation: Schema Theory and Reader Appreciation Of Literature By Sarah Long 8 January 2019 Chapter 1: Introduction The marriage of literary analysis and cognitive linguistics has been growing stronger over the past decades, and researchers are seeking to expand the field in various ways (Stockwell, 2002). One such expansion which has been suggested is…
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Writers! Stuck On That Synopsis? This Post Changed Everything For Me.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that a manuscript seeking to be traditionally published, must be in want of a synopsis. It’s also a truth, universally acknowledged, that most writers visibly cringe when the word “synopsis” comes up in conversation. Don’t believe me? Try it at the next writerly meetup. See how many silent stares of…
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This Is What Writing My First Draft Feels Like:

You may think I’m exaggerating, but I can assure you, the teeth on this draft are sharp. I guess you can say I’ve been on a writing hiatus. With moving to London, getting my M.A., and planning wedding, things got a little complicated. Okay, a lot complicated. It’s been two years since I’ve completed the…
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Not Sure If Having Writerly Epiphany Or Breakdown 🤔

It’s finally happened. I have writer’s block. Okay, so I’ve been stuck like this in the past. Usually I just take a break for a few days and it’s fine. Really, this is only Day One of stuck-ness, so I shouldn’t be this concerned. But I think this time, it’s deeper than writer’s block. It’s…
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And So Begins My Dissertation

As I stare at this pile of books (you’re only seeing a fraction), I have to repeat one mantra: You are doing this in the name of creative writing. Okay, sure. I’m aggrandising this a bit. Maybe a lot. Definitely a lot. Anyway, it at least serves as a (somewhat delusional) reason to read 50+…
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I Researched How To Hack Into My Reader’s Brains. Here’s The Full Dissertation:

Writers! Stuck On That Synopsis? This Post Changed Everything For Me.

This Is What Writing My First Draft Feels Like:

Not Sure If Having Writerly Epiphany Or Breakdown 🤔

And So Begins My Dissertation