Editing: Telling vs. Asking

✍️ Today's hook

Is this telling or asking.

🔥 Warm-up scribble

Write the shortest sentence you can think of. Now make it longer with one word.

🪶 Mentor sentence

🧱 "It was raining." → "Rain hammered the windows like an angry visitor."

What to do

Is this telling or asking? Do you like ice cream?

Is this telling or asking? Do you like ice cream?

0 words

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✨ More to explore

⚡ The twist: Short sentences punch. Long sentences sing. Use both.

🌍 Why this matters: Every text, every email, every note — it's all sentences. Better sentences = clearer life.

🏆 Try this week: Find a sentence in a book that you wish you'd written. Copy it down.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Read me your best sentence. Why is it good?”

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