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Month: August 2018

How do I find the perfect first line?

Posted on August 14, 2018September 3, 2018 by Bruce Hale
Dear Writer Guy, How do you know when you’ve hit on the right first line for your story? Thanks, Martha B., Seattle Dear Martha, For me, it’s a feeling.  When the first line clicks, you feel it.  It leads you into the rest of the book, it establishes the voice and character attitude right away, and most of all, it …
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Dang It! On Dealing With Disappointment

Posted on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Bruce Hale
The writing life is rife with opportunities for disappointment. Our human condition can’t avoid it. We construct hopes for ourselves and our work, knowing there are plenty of rocks and boulders ahead in the rushing waters of the marketplace. This is not just in our professional lives, of course. It’s there in every other aspect of …
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