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Tim W. Burke

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EVERYTHING I’VE LEARNED ABOUT WRITING PART 2

https://open.substack.com/pub/timwb/p/everything-i-learned-about-writing-a2b?r=6c2kn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Said it before and I’ll say it again: all the elements of the story should be presented to the reader within the first 20% of the story. Setting, genre, characters, goals, and the first complication.

Language is a laboratory. You can get away with invented

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	Of Beasts & Bones by Robin Knabel (Goodreads Author), Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Charles Barouch (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flesh Sutra 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fazgood and the Obstreperous Moosecrab Caper: A Cozy Midlife Fantasy Adventure 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Voyage and the Ship 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saints of Flesh: The Flesh Sutra Sequel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Is Only Skin Deep by Tim W. Burke (Goodreads Author), Allison Stein (Goodreads Author), Sherri Dean it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mad Earl's Homecoming 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pensive Creatures: Amusing & Unsettling Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“You are the man who made himself a devil, who wishes to be a god, all for love.”
― Tim W. Burke, The Flesh Sutra

tags: devil, love

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“If it is a loving environment, the cage can be a home.”
― Tim W. Burke, The Flesh Sutra

tags: cage, home

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“There is no such thing as a silent, personal epiphany.”
― Tim W. Burke, The Flesh Sutra

tags: epiphany

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