Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.


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Did soon-to-be famous writers know as they drafted their novels that they were creating magic for readers?   Maybe.   Maybe not.   And how can we choose the strong word instead the the weak, so that our sentence shines?  Also, here are thoughts on how long our chapters should be, and how to make sure they are not too long and not too short.

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