• You will need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality.• Never open a story with the weather
• Never kill off kids and animals (unless for food)
• No back ground story until after page 10
• Conflict is only the beginning
• Do your research
• Edit without mercy.
• No happy endings
• Avoid alliteration. Always.
• Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
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