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"Unvarnished." (Phi Beta Cons)
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(Tenured Radical)

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

How to Make
UD Happy


Come up to her after class and say: "Would you read this short story I just wrote? No rush... It's just that I can't get anything but 'This is good... This is good...' from the peer readers in my Creative Writing class. I want useful criticism of this thing, so I can really make it better, and the way you tear into short stories in class... well, I think you're what I'm looking for..."

UD has already begun reading the story. It's very good. But there's plenty of room for improvement. My red pen's been slashing through unsavory adjectives...