Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
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English journalist, broadcaster and novelist Elizabeth Day, whose new novel is The Party (Little Brown).
This week’s Write the Book Prompt is inspired by something Elizabeth Day said in our interview. Have a look at the details in a scene you are perhaps struggling with, and see if there are words that can come out, or one aspect of detail. Ask yourself, how would this sentence read if I just took out this word, or that embellishment? Often, as Elizabeth said in our interview, it’s the most cliched word. Think of it as taking off a jangly, loud golden bracelet.
Good luck with your work in the coming week, and please listen next week for another prompt or suggestion.
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