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... important enough - despite the humorous circumstances which keep them apart - that the reader will remain intensely inter- ested in their efforts to get together . It's those two all - important ingredients at work again : must and ...
... important enough - despite the humorous circumstances which keep them apart - that the reader will remain intensely inter- ested in their efforts to get together . It's those two all - important ingredients at work again : must and ...
Page 144
... important past occurrence has a definite effect on here - and - now action ; when , for example , the hero approaches a fist fight with the villain with great fear because he has a psychological horror of boxing - the result of a boxing ...
... important past occurrence has a definite effect on here - and - now action ; when , for example , the hero approaches a fist fight with the villain with great fear because he has a psychological horror of boxing - the result of a boxing ...
Page 190
Scott Meredith. Choose , of course , the least important part of the conversation to do that . Another is where a piece of conversation must be recorded in the story , but where the exact conversation is not important or interesting ...
Scott Meredith. Choose , of course , the least important part of the conversation to do that . Another is where a piece of conversation must be recorded in the story , but where the exact conversation is not important or interesting ...
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Your place in the writing business | 3 |
The intelligent approach | 14 |
What editors buy | 28 |
Copyright | |
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