| Cure Writer's Block With a Few Sneaky
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| | unusual one, so the usual launch plans
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| Tricks
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| | are not sufficient." You remove the "I
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| 11th May 2007
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| | want" and "I think" and just make it more
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| Author: Jo Ann LeQuang
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| | neutral.
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| Whenever an intelligent person who does
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| | As you start to polish, you may find
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| not happen to be a writer is asked to
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| | writer's block closing in on you again.
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| write something important, from a term
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| | You'll worry that as you write you'll
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| paper to a launch plan or a report, this
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| | misspell words or use improper
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| normally competent person finds himself
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| | punctuation or you might not have right
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| victim of a condition called writer's
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| | subject-verb agreement or use a dangling
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| block. Writer's block is like being
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| | participle, whatever on earth that is.
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| paralyzed except you can still move
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| | That is because most of us have an inner
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| around. You just can't put words on
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| | English teacher with a screechy voice
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| paper. There is one very interesting
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| | telling us we're wrong. English teachers
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| thing about writer's block. Despite its
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| | have done more to set back real writing
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| name, professional writers don't get it.
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| | than any other group because they have
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| The reason for their immunity? We writers
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| | instilled in us a sense of inadequacy
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| have a few secrets.
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| | about keeping the rules.
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| Writer's block is sometimes described as
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| | I'm not saying you should write badly.
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| that agonizing sensation a person faces
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| | But when you are doing your first draft
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| when staring at a blank sheet or paper or
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| | and just sort of working out the kinks,
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| a blank white field on a computer
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| | don't let poor spelling, wrong word use,
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| monitor. The anguish progresses as one
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| | bad punctuation, or anything else inhibit
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| contemplates that one is supposed to fill
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| | you. In fact, gag the inner English
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| that surface full of words, apt and
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| | teacher. Don't hurt her, though. You'll
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| important words.
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| | need her later.
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| The blocked writer then feels not only
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| | Keep writing. If you feel the struggle of
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| overwhelmed, but incompetent. He does not
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| | writer's block coming on again, all you
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| know where to begin, so he begins
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| | need to do is stop and ask yourself. What
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| nowhere. Slowly, time marches on and the
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| | am I trying to say? Then say it as
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| pain just gets worse and worse. Then why
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| | normally as if you were talking to a
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| on earth are professional writers so
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| | friend. "What I want to say here is that
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| unlikely to get writer's lbock?
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| | this strategy might be a little risky."
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| Professional writers don't get writer's
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| | That's what you want to say. And this is
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| block because they can't afford to. Most
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| | what that might look like when it's
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| freelance writers have earnings directly
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| | rephrased. "This strategy might be a
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| tied to their output, so getting writer's
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| | little risky." Polish it up a bit (if
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| block would be like a factory worker
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| | you're inclined) and you've got this:
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| getting factory block. Imagine being so
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| | "Granted, this strategy is not without
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| overwhelmed you couldn't show up for
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| | some risk."
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| work. You wouldn't last.
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| | Only at the end when you have gotten all
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| But why do writers overcome writer's
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| | of your thoughts on paper, however
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| block so confidently while it knocks
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| | imperfectly, should you take the gag out
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| others out? There are some tricks.
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| | of your inner English teacher. You may
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| The main reason most people develop
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| | have to re-organize the contents, that
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| writer's block is from a misconception
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| | is, move stuff around. You'll probably
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| about the very nature of writing. They
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| | have to rephrase many sentences.
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| assume that perfect prose and well
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| | Then you should look at things like
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| organized thoughts just naturally flow
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| | spelling, punctuation, maybe even proper
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| from the writers fingers to the page.
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| | word use. This is the part where you
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| They believe that writers write the text
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| | might want to use a dictionary or a
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| and it's done.
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| | thesaurus. (Many non-writers start out
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| Here's the secret: real writing is
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| | with them, but they're rarely necessary
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| rewriting.
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| | in the draft phase.)
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| The first draft that you get down on
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| | You can also check grammar. This isn't
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| paper is rarely what you publish or keep.
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| | the place for a full blown grammar lesson
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| Instead, you write something and then
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| | but the biggest mistakes that are made
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| polish it, restructure it, change it
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| | generally involve improper use of words
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| around, substitute a word here or there,
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| | (saying anxious when you mean eager),
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| redo it, polish it again, and keep going.
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| | improper subject verb agreement
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| Granted, high-output writers have learned
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| | (everybody is singular and generally
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| a lot of secrets to rewriting to
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| | masculine, as in everybody knows his
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| streamline the steps, but for a
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| | rights), and proper use of punctuation
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| non-writer, it is important to recognize
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| | (here's a tip: in American English the
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| that your first draft will be completely
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| | period always goes inside the double
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| unpublishable, possibly even incoherent,
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| | quotation marks).
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| and filled with mistakes.
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| | You put a period outside the parentheses
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| Accept that.
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| | when the parentheses a part of a sentence
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| Don't try to write a first draft and pass
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| | (like this). (But you put the period
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| it off as your launch plan or new product
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| | inside the parentheses when the whole
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| brochure or research paper. A first draft
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| | sentence is in parentheses.)
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| is really just a way to get the pieces
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| | Even if you were a dud in English class,
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| out on the table.
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| | don't worry. You can hire an editor to
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| You may still feel blocked. The reason
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| | polish up your work or get a colleague or
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| you are struggling is that you sit down,
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| | friend to review it. Just don't get your
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| ready to work, only to realize the
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| | feelings hurt when changes are suggested.
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| disconcerting truth that you have no idea
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| | Most writers learn to endure seemingly
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| what your first step should be.
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| | relentless criticism.
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| Here's the secret of where to begin: tell
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| | Take one last polish of your material.
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| yourself what you want to say.
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| | Whenever you think you're done, do it at
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| Don't try to tell your reader, don't try
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| | least one more time. Good writing is
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| to make it sound good, don't even worry
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| | rewriting.
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| that anyone will ever see it. Just jot
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| | Just keep going. To avoid writer's block,
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| down some notes on what you are actually
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| | sit down and write out (in normal words,
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| trying to accomplish. You might write
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| | just like you were speaking) what you
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| something like, "I want to launch this
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| | want to say. Then keep polishing and
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| project in an unusual way because this
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| | organizing until you have something
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| product is not typical for our company.
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| | pretty decent. After that, get an editor
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| It's a groundbreaking new technology. I
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| | or use your best knowledge of English
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| would like to develop a series of
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| | spelling, grammar, and punctuation to put
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| websites on this product instead of doing
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| | the finishing touches on.
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| the usual marketing collateral."
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| | That's the best cure for writer's block
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| That's not a launch plan, but that's a
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| | that I know of. A deadline also helps.
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| great start. What you've done here is
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| | Jo Ann LeQuang is a professional writer
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| you've set out on a direction. The
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| | and owner of LeQ Medical Marketing
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| amazing part is that it's closer to final
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| | Communications ( ) which does writing and
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| than you may realize. When you express
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| | other marketing communications for
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| what you want to say, even in ordinary
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| | medical clients. Jo Ann LeQuang is very
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| language, you have set forth the very
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| | interested in helping non-writers learn
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| foundation of your document.
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| | to write because, well, there's too much
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| The next step involves polishing that a
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| | bad writing out there.
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| bit. Try this: "This product is an
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