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The 7 Biggest Mistakes Personal Essay Writers Make
Watch out for these pitfalls when penning your true story
- March 19, 2012
As an official judge for the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition (a personal essay contest which crowned its winners this month), I read a lot of essays, the quality of which fluctuated from powerful to pointless. Despite this range, what struck me most were the handful-and-a-half common, correctable mistakes that kept many essays, even potentially wonderful ones, from truly hitting their mark.
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