Now, as a fiction editor, I see this one all the time—literally all the time. It’s one of those rules (a cardinal rule, actually) that new writers, …
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Rules of Writing, Part Two: Does Show Don’t Tell Matter, and Why?
Boy, do I hear a lot of grumbling over this one! In online writers’ groups and the Twittersphere and all over social media, the “in vogue” response to this is …
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The Rules of Writing Part One: Why Does the Arc of the Storyline Matter?
Have you ever wondered if all those rules of writing hold merit? Writers get sick of them. Really sick of them. And push back against them—a …
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