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Hillary Speed

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...

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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....

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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....

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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...