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    Breaking the Rules
    Breaking the Rules
    Breaking the Rules
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    Breaking the Rules

    By A. F. McKeating

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    Editors everywhere take note. Be nice to your writers. They don't always take criticism well.

    When a student in a writing class is snubbed by her tutor, who also happens to be the editor of the edgy magazine which keeps rejecting her stories, she takes it very personally. She wants him to see the real her, so it's time to rewrite some of the rules...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA. F. McKeating
    Release dateFeb 9, 2013
    ISBN9781301198429
    Breaking the Rules
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    A. F. McKeating

    A. F. McKeating lives and writes in the UK. She has published several novels and short stories. She writes for children as Alison McKeating.

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      Breaking the Rules - A. F. McKeating

      BREAKING THE RULES

      by

      A. F. McKeating

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      Rules

      Copyright © 2013 by A. F. McKeating

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      This free ebook may be copied, distributed, reposted, reprinted and shared, provided it appears in its entirety without alteration, and the reader is not charged to access it.

      Table of Contents

      Breaking the Rules

      About the Author

      Other Books by A. F. McKeating

      BREAKING THE RULES

      Rule 1. Start in the middle of the action

      Are you really sure you'd rather be dead? That was a very hurtful thing to say. You might want to take a few moments to reconsider. We'll be here for little while longer, so you might as well use the time productively.

      I wonder, have I grabbed your attention? Looking at the expression on your face, I'd say so. I'm sorry, I forgot to ask: is your head feeling better? That cold compress probably feels a bit lukewarm now, but never mind. We really must get on.

      Rule 2. Avoid unnecessary background

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