Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

Episode 77 - Eleven techniques for writing strong sentences.


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The words on our page should be a clear window to our story.   How can we do that?  Here are eleven techniques to make our sentences forceful and clear.   Also, some comments on the story arc.   What is a story arc?  Is the concept useful?

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