https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:17:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/03/frame-you-scene-with-essay-structure/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/03/frame-you-scene-with-essay-structure/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:02:30 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33568 Lori Freeland Does the blank page cause you anxiety? Do you have a scene that’s just not working? Do readers miss what you’re trying to get across? Using essay structure can help you start and finish clear, purposeful scenes. When we wrote essays in school, there was always a basic format to follow—OPEN with an […]

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