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It’s no secret. I’m a pantser. And I’ll never be a plotter, someone who outlines before starting to write. But[…]
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It’s no secret. I’m a pantser. And I’ll never be a plotter, someone who outlines before starting to write. But[…]
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Read moreGreat Expectations and Bad Breakups: How writers craft endings that justify the means and means that justify the ends. See also: Miss Scarlet, in the Conservatory, with a Knife.
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