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Start At The Very Beginning. A Very Good Place To Start? Not Always!

Does a hard and fast rule exist that states that a novelist must begin writing at the beginning of his or her novel?  Actually (a surprise to many), there is not. No such rule exists. A rule that would supersede … Continue reading

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Stuttering Dialogue Disease

Bugaboos When I served as an instructor for an International Correspondence Writing School, I carried the maximum load of students allowed by the school. For nine years, my office was full of student file folders.  I loved it. These were my … Continue reading

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