List: Writing | Curated by Joseph Serwach

Aug 30, 2022
27 stories
Writing
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Joseph Serwach
Medium ‘Remove Highlights’ Button: The One Way to Fix Writing NowAttention Medium staff: This one idea (a simple fix) will boost engagement and make writing great again
Jun 2, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
7 Ways to a Perfect 007: We Need to See These Things to Make the Next James Bond Film WorkAll the PR hype misses the fundamentals: The best James Bond films have seven ingredients in common
Oct 21, 2021
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Oct 21, 2021
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Drinks Are on the House! Things You See All the Time on TV That You Never See in Real LifeThis never happens: Totally unrealistic writing plot devices that seem common in films, television
May 29, 2021
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May 29, 2021
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Publishous
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Joseph Serwach
Stories Within StoriesGreat films and books unravel hidden stories, details and messages within bigger stories…
Dec 28, 2019
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Dec 28, 2019
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What Else? Tired of the Same Old Story?You’re pitching a story idea — eyes glaze over — then the editor sighs: “What else ya’ got?”
Sep 9, 2020
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Sep 9, 2020
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He Rips Medium Writing He Didn’t Read?The first rule of writing: Don’t comment until you’ve read the work — why you should call out that copy-and-paste commenter
Jul 11, 2022
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Jul 11, 2022
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Music Voices
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Joseph Serwach
The Hidden Spirituality in “Bridge Over Troubled Water”What no one knew about the Simon & Garfunkel masterpiece
Feb 16, 2020
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Feb 16, 2020
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Koinonia
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Joseph Serwach
Every Sunrise Tells a Story — Clouds Are the Conflict Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
May 16, 2021
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May 16, 2021
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Publishous
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Joseph Serwach
The Writing Walk: How to Generate a Multitude of Story Ideas“How do you get your writing ideas?” Start with an old fashioned walk
Mar 26, 2021
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Mar 26, 2021
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Joseph Serwach
How to Be an Editor: Get Your Words Moving In the Same Direction, From Stillwater to Roaring Rapids?The best possible editor is a little bit like General George Patton, a juggler, a neurosurgeon — and a traffic cop
Aug 24, 2021
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Aug 24, 2021
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Koinonia
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Joseph Serwach
She Said ‘Tell Me Are You a Christian Child?’ and I Said ‘Ma’am, I Am Tonight’When you hear a song 100 times and 30 years later, a few lines leap out and make you say “Wow”
Jul 14, 2021
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Jul 14, 2021
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Catholic Way Home
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Joseph Serwach
Jeff Cavins Devoted His Life to Culture of Scripture: His Great Adventure Catholic Bible is Now №1Author of top book, podcast: We must build a ‘Culture of Scripture’ for our children, grandchildren
Jun 6, 2021
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Jun 6, 2021
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Publishous
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Joseph Serwach
We’re All Testing the “Stranded  on an Island” NarrativeAlone Together: Writers are suddenly living out story ideas we previously only imagined as science fiction or fantasy…
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
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Joseph Serwach
Writers as Movie HeroesAmerica’s top grossing films feature superheroes and fantasies. Imagine a nation where real writers, artists and poets are heroes.
Nov 11, 2019
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Nov 11, 2019
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Publishous
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Joseph Serwach
Headlines: Half the StoryFor a brand, story or book, your headline is half the work
Feb 1, 2020
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Feb 1, 2020
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Koinonia
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Joseph Serwach
Only the Author Can Say Why and WhoYour life is a sub-narrative of the greatest story
Aug 5, 2020
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Aug 5, 2020
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Joseph Serwach
500% Solution: The Six Best Ways to Proofread Your WritingEditorial Secrets include editing from iPhones to massive screens
Oct 20, 2020
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Oct 20, 2020
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Joseph Serwach
The Pen Mightier than an iPhone?What a pen taught me about loss, love and renewal.
Nov 23, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019
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Publishous
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Joseph Serwach
2 Helicopter Crashes Rewrote HistoryJohn Heinz had the makings of a President. Two helicopter crashes — 18 months and 66 miles apart — altered national politics for decades
Dec 9, 2019
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Dec 9, 2019
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Catholic Way Home
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Joseph Serwach
God’s Plan Becomes Your Story: What Has He Done in You?From Michigan basketball to storms to all faith becoming supernatural: God is writing the next chapter of history through our lives?
Aug 23, 2021
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Aug 23, 2021
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