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    The Technique of Fiction Writing
    The Technique of Fiction Writing
    The Technique of Fiction Writing
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    The Technique of Fiction Writing

    By Robert Saunders Dowst

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    Release dateDec 1, 2009
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      This was not what I had expected. The writing is long without many breaks which makes the reading tedious. The writing is not entertaining and I had a hard time finding anything that I could really use.I am one that likes real examples that I can apply. The examples given in the book were hard to apply. It really felt like it was more applicable decades ago. This might be a great book for you. At being free, you might as well try the kindle version. What doesn't work for one might work for another.

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