The Art Of Writing Fiction

I've Been In True Love Many Times. I Just Try To Avoid It As Much As Possible. For If There's One Thing I Know About True Love, It Is That Sooner Or Later, It Results In A Hostage Situation.

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Like Most Of Us, I Determined That I'd Rather Be A Large Part Of The Problem Than A Small Part Of The Solution.

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An Editor's Job Is To Take Something Great And Make It Good.