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Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive. . . . Virtually every page is a cliffhanger--you've got to force them to turn it. "~

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Connie Willis

There are some things worth giving up anything for, even your freedom, and getting rid of your period is definitely one of them.

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Why do only the awful things become fads? I thought. Eye-rolling and Barbie and bread pudding. Why never chocolate cheesecake or thinking for yourself?

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