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On Knowing When to Add a Little Backstory
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How to Get Out of the Slush Pile (from someone who used to read it...)
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A Little Goes a Long Way: How A Few Details Make a Scene Come Alive
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Mastering Dialogue: Everything You Need to Know
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"The Parent Trap" meets "Friday the Thirteenth"
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Guest Edit From My Favorite Crit Partner
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Every Scene You Need in the First 50 Pages of Your Book
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Description and Clarity
Readability is key, even if it means losing some of your favorite descriptions
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My Best Writing Tips in One Place
How to "Show Don't Tell" and what "Write What You Know" actually means...
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