Copying teaches technique and taste. It works for design and writing and many other disciplines.

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they entice the reader first, and then introduce their subject.

The goal of deep copying is to:

1. Understand the specific moves a writer is making , in as much detail as possible. This involves a lot of close reading and reverse outlining. I’m essentially taking apart an essay and making extremely pedantic, precise observations: 12 paragraphs; first paragraph is 6 sentences long and opens with a quote, then

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