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Avoid the Snare of Coincidence in Your Novel

Quirky Incidents In the search for story or plot ideas, oftentimes novice novelists will come across an interesting, fascinating, quirky incident that they are absolutely sure will make a great novel. Perhaps it was a news article, or an anecdote … Continue reading

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Depth of Setting In Your Novel

Weak Settings When I was an instructor for an international correspondence writing school several years ago, I carried a full load of students and hence read tons of manuscripts. I stayed with that position for over nine years. Frequently, I … Continue reading

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