Subtraction

Subtraction

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Elements of Fiction: Voice, Texture, Time, Tension, People
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Subtract ... obedience
The unacknowledged compliances that can ruin your creative work
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Your questions answered
An interlude Q&A post for August
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Ask me something!
A key change for the August newsletter
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Subtract ... (anxiety about) time
Thick and thin time, and how to use it
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Subtract ... 'outwardness'
Embrace inwardness and creative privacy
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Subtracting ... consistency
Adding mess, gaps, confusion, disturbance
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Subtraction
Subtraction
An archive of eight essays on the creative process - and from September 2024, occasional announcements about Charlotte's work, news & events.
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