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The Book on FICTION WRITING | Advice for New Writers

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The #1 Wattpad book on fictionwriting.  So you want to be a fiction writer? Here's what you should know.

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Everyone likes to say that in fiction writing, there are no rules. But, well, they're wrong. There's a LOT of rules, and you can't start to break them until you know what they are.

Welcome to The Book on FICTION WRITING. I'm going to walk you through all the little nitty-gritty pieces of expert advice you could hope to know as a new writer to help you think, live, breathe and edit like a pro.

This advice applies to any genre, any platform. Whether you're focused on Wattpad exclusively or planning to break into the e-book and paperback markets, you'll take away lessons that you can use for the rest of your career.

Know someone else who could benefit from this advice? Make sure to tag them.

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#2 in writinghacks
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