Comments on: Rules for writing fiction from various authors http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2010/02/21/rules-writing-fiction-authors.html Words, Stories, Myths & Opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michaelhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2010/02/21/rules-writing-fiction-authors.html/comment-page-1#comment-10111 Michael Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:28:28 +0000 http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/?p=2572#comment-10111 Lots of useless stuff but a few gems there, here's my favourite:Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you ­ finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die. Lots of useless stuff but a few gems there, here’s my favourite:

Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you ­ finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.

]]> By: alanhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2010/02/21/rules-writing-fiction-authors.html/comment-page-1#comment-10096 alan Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:52:50 +0000 http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/?p=2572#comment-10096 Which is kinda what the variation in all these proves! Which is kinda what the variation in all these proves!

]]> By: Nyssahttp://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2010/02/21/rules-writing-fiction-authors.html/comment-page-1#comment-10095 Nyssa Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:30:01 +0000 http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/?p=2572#comment-10095 Actually, I disagree with insane amounts of those XD I think that rules for art is kinda of pointless - it's just such an individual thing. Actually, I disagree with insane amounts of those XD I think that rules for art is kinda of pointless – it’s just such an individual thing.

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