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Great Lines: Emily Brontë

May 11, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Emily Brontë captures the wondrous transience of the bluebell.

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May 11, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Emily Brontë, To A Bluebell, Bluebells, Magical, Spectacular, Transience
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Hamlet

May 04, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

The phrase ‘To be, or not to be’ combines devices to pose the quintessential, existential question.

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May 04, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Shakespeare, Hamlet, Language, Writing
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: William Carlos Williams

April 13, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Image, Language, Writing

‘The Red Wheelbarrow’ comprises a mere four lines which carry a weight of meaning.

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April 13, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Imagism, Modernism, Poetry, William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow
Craft, Image, Language, Writing

Great Lines: TS Eliot

April 06, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Craft, Writing

TS Eliot’s The Waste Land is 100 years old—and oddly relevant still, in our perplexing post-industrial age.

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April 06, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
TS Eliot, The Waste Land, Centenary
Language, Craft, Writing

Steinbeck on the Writer's Purpose

March 09, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Reflection, Writing, Craft, Action

Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize speech challenges writers to reflect both the worst and the best man can be, in a quest to better humanity.

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March 09, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize, Literature, Speech, Writer, Purpose
Reflection, Writing, Craft, Action

More Great Lines: William Wordsworth

February 23, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Wordsworth personifies daffodils as a ‘golden’, ‘dancing’ multitude.

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February 23, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Daffodils, Personification, Spring, Flowers
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: F. Scott Fitzgerald

February 16, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

The Beautiful and Damned (1922) prefigures the grand, flowing movements of the Gatsby narrative.

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February 16, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
F Scott Fitzgerald, Writing, Language, Imagery, The Great Gatsby
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Ted Hughes

February 09, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

A small, white, mighty sign that life begins again.

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February 09, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Ted Hughes, Poetry, Writing, Snowdrop
Craft, Language, Writing

How to Master Essay Structure

January 19, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Writing

Structure can be controlled and automated—fixed—in advance, when students have a clear method to follow.

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January 19, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Master, Essay, Structure, Method
Craft, Writing

To All the Writers

January 12, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Writing, Self-styling

To be a writer, you only need to believe it.

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January 12, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Writer, Writers, Writing, Identity, Belief, Realization
Idea, Action, Writing, Self-styling

How to Write a Summary

January 05, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Writing

Here are 5 steps to write a summary efficiently.

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January 05, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Summary, Writing
Craft, Writing

3 Ways to Convince Followers to Volunteer for Your Campaign

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November 03, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Writing, Action, Craft

Here are three ways to combat ‘slacktivism’ and convince your followers to volunteer their time, effort and presence your campaign.

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November 03, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Writing, Campaign, Communications, Convince, Persuade, Followers, Volunteer, Volunteering
Writing, Action, Craft

How to Use an Em Dash to Make a Line Flow

Oxford
October 27, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Writing

The em dash effectively connects clauses with a smooth, linking pause.

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October 27, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Em dash, Punctuation, Writing, Line, Flow, Fluidity
Writing

5 Ways to Write a Memorable Speech Line

October 14, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Writing, Speaking

Delivering a memorable line can have a significant and lasting impact on your audience.

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October 14, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Write, Memorable, Speech, Line, Audience, Impact, Memory, Soundbite
Craft, Writing, Speaking

What is Rhetorical Language?

October 06, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Craft, Writing, Speaking

Rhetorical language is outstanding language used to impress an audience.

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October 06, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Rhetoric, Rhetorical language, Rhetorical question, Rhetorical device, Repetition, Figurative language, Stylistic language, Writing, Speaking, Implication, Suggestion, Persuasion
Language, Craft, Writing, Speaking

Email Sign-Offs: A Working Guide

September 29, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Writing, Self-styling, Language, Impression

A working guide to the top email sign-offs currently in use.

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September 29, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Email, Sign-off, Working, Guide, Character, Propriety
Writing, Self-styling, Language, Impression

When Writing Moves: A Story of Love

September 22, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Reflection, Writing

What is real and true speaks for itself and has the capacity to move others - in a few sincere and loving words.

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September 22, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Moving, Writing, Love, Sincerity, Brevity, concision, Sympathy, Empathy
Reflection, Writing

‘A Year in the Life’

September 01, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Reflection, Writing, Self-styling

Celebrating one year in the life of CRAFT | POLISH.

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September 01, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Blog, Anniversary, Year, Measure, Rent, Seasons of Love
Idea, Reflection, Writing, Self-styling

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 4: Clarity and Cohesion

August 25, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

The last step is to add clarifying and concluding features that bring your whole statement together.

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August 25, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing, Clarity, Cohesion
Image, Impression, Writing

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 3: Key Experiences

August 18, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

Present key experiences in your education and life to date, and link them to your academic goals.

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August 18, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing
Image, Impression, Writing
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