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Rule #1: Write!
Okay, everyone hates self-referential rules. And this is clearly circular logic: if you want to write well, the first thing you need to do is write. That being said, I have found that I have a...
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Rule #2: The Plot is Not the Story
I have read a number of books in my life, and I could categorize them into three broad headings. First, there are the books that I want to read again and again. They have impacted me in some profound...
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Rule #3: Reality in Fiction, Part One
Okay, talking about reality in relation to nonfiction writing has a pretty intuitive meaning. But fiction by definition contains parts that have only ever occurred in the imagination. (Note that I...
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Rule #3: Reality in Fiction, Part Two
I talked about making the characters in fiction real, but how real are the plot and the story? A little bit of everything When was the last time in life you only had one thing going on at a time? In...
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