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What I am about to tell you will make you laugh and cry, for my story changed my life.

I thought the story was great, and the fact it was true added a lot (like it needed to be said). I didn't think it was too well written, but ...

If you're serious about making a novel work, don't take a break on the first write. If you do, you'll come back to strangers, and you won't know your characters ...

I guess it's more true in short stories that one must make every word count -- you can't waffle or go off the point too much, with long lengths of ...

The Shining. It's nice to see S.K. before he got his spit and polish. It does a lot for the soul.