In the two years since Ernest Butcher had married Mom, we'd never really warmed to each other. But now, his demeanor was even frostier than the January winds blustering across the prairie.
“There are three rules for writing the novel," said W. Somerset Maugham. "Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― Revising Fiction: 185 Practical Techniques for Improving Your Story of Novel
― Revising Fiction: 185 Practical Techniques for Improving Your Story of Novel
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