Tuesday Choice Words

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What kind of beginnings do you like to your novels? Action? Mystery? Description? K M Weiland gives her opinion on what makes a good start to a story in her article, Why Avalanches, Wolves, and Lightning Storms Aren’t a Good Way to Begin Your Book. Have a look.


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