jack oughton ‘virtuous writing checklist' v1.0

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A concise but powerful cheatsheet/checklist for improving the quality of your writing and doing better in the business of writing. Also handles dealing with the new media environment, self promotion, technological tools, 'deadline games', work processes and structuring work. And much more (including additional resources worth finding). Basically self improvement for writers, written by an experienced freelance writer. No fluff, good stuff ^_^

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