Your mission, week three

Three posts – one 25 words, another 100 words, the last 350. Yes, you need to stick to the word limits (see below for advice on this front).

Please post the permalinks on the class site under Forums>Assignments>Three posts. You must submit if you want your work evaluated. Thanks!

Flushing or hiding: You can bin the posts after critiques, if you hate 'em. Or use Mike's "Tips and Tricks" dodge: backdate the entries to before the blog's launch, so they don't publish on to the front page. The time-stamp controls are under the post-entry field. On Mac, I have to click the little "post options" arrow on the left. PCs display automatically, if memory serves.

Why we do this: all writers have unconscious habits. Drills like this help jar authors out of ruts. They also force us to make every word count, rather than writing reflexively, and to self-edit (which can be painful, but also very illuminating and instructive too).

Feedback: (Amanda) writing critique