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No need to read this if not interested in writing -- or reference post below. EXERCISE # 2: Summarize the plotline of your book (beginning, middle, and ending) in one sentence. That’s right, ONE sentence. A common error writers make (myself included) is trying to jam two or three books into one. Ive discovered that, if I can’t summarize a new book in one sentence, I do not have the reins of the storyline firmly in hand. (Fear not, your characters still blaze uncharted territory, which is good.) Rather than give away the ending of one of my novels, I’ll use THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: An old fisherman, who is much admired by a village boy, reflects upon his life while battling a giant marlin that, ironically, is destroyed by sharks as the man triumphs. Turn off the Internet, set a timer. DEADLINE: 30 minutes. (This is the most difficult of the exercises. The others are fun)
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:06:25 +0000

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