melodramatic or poetic? let's dive into the meaning of "purple prose", how subjective it is, tips for how writers can avoid it and why flowery writing isn't a bad thing, actually.

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0:00 purple prose and subjectivity
3:02 debunking flowery = bad
4:43 time and place
5:40 in defense of flowery writing
8:33 tips for avoiding purple prose
12:19 everyone's favourite purple prose man
16:01 de-purpling my old writing
22:52 tell me YOUR favourite flowery passages

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