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Techniques of the Selling Writer

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Mary Desive rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Cousins' War #4) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	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
I don't think I've ever read another series where the heroine of one book was the villain of the next. The White Queen was from Elizabeth Woodville's POV, while The Kingmaker's Daughter is from Anne Neville's POV and Anne can only see Elizabeth as a...more
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Mary Desive rated a book 5 of 5 stars Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters by Jon Acuff read in May, 2013	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
This is one of those books where I wanted to highlight everything and hand the book to everybody I know. I had to restrain myself from endlessly posting quotes on Twitter & Facebook, though my family was not spared my randomly reading bits to the...more
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Mary Desive marked as to-read: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee	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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Mary Desive marked as to-read: The Springsweet (The Vespertine, #2) by Saundra Mitchell	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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