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My guide to Brevard, North Carolina: a charming Blue Ridge Mountain town in the Land of Waterfalls.
We go to Brevard, North Carolina, for the better part of every summer because my husband plays in the Brevard Music Festival, and I've...
Hillary Speed
Jun 17, 202311 min read
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On black holes and buried leads
What makes good writing? If you're Faulkner: language gymnastics. If you're a salesperson: persuasion. If you're a news writer: clarity....
Hillary Speed
May 16, 20223 min read
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The writing life chose me
I’ve always been a writer. When I was a kid, I was the one who wrote a whole story when the assignment was just to write a few sentences....
Hillary Speed
May 12, 20223 min read
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In my world, clarity is king
Have you ever looked at LinkedIn job postings? They really run the gamut from clear to clunky. Some lay out exactly what the job entails...
Hillary Speed
May 11, 20223 min read
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