A Conversation for Writing Right with Dmitri: You Can Quote Me on That

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SashaQ - happysad

Thank you for this - more wise words smiley - ok

Nice virtue-signalling smiley - winkeye Strengthens the first point, though, that it isn't just part of life to expect the reader to read the same thing twice in one sitting just because it benefits the author... As with speeches, it can be harder to write shorter pieces because words have to be chosen more carefully, but the audience appreciates the effort smiley - ok

Synchronicity, too - Frank Langella was the answer to a question about the 1979 Dracula film in a crossword I did last week smiley - laugh That is a superb quote of his - "what a quote is for." indeed smiley - ok

I see I use quotes in Entries occasionally, aiming to give a flavour of people's characters, such as Conchita Wurst A87830490 and Eddie Hall A87905299 , but I don't integrate them into the narrative as well as I perhaps could... Useful to ponder smiley - ok


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Post 2

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

Thanks, Sasha. smiley - smiley

Those two entries are excellent illustrations of what I mean about quotes - you've added value and flavour to the text.


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