Dear fellow writer,
Welcome back to Swordcraft, my weekly series of short, sharp videos for scholarly and professional writers who want to hone their wordcraft, one snippet at a time.
Today’s swordsnip is the fourth installment in a new 6-part sequence for paid subscribers called Structural Metaphors. Every week, I introduce you to playful-but-serious metaphors that can help you structure a key aspect of your writing practice.
This week’s video, “Blueprint & House,” looks at metaphors and methods for structuring a written text such as a book, article, chapter, or thesis. Next week, we’ll explore ideas for structuring your reader’s journey, and in the final week of the series we’ll talk about structuring your writing time.
Paid subscribers can find a copy of this week’s Structural Metaphors prompts at the bottom of this post.
Enjoy!
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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