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Goodreads asked Michael Murphy:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Michael Murphy I believe the essential component of fiction writing is the scene. Novels are merely a set of connecting scenes within a story arc. To master the art of writing, complete a first draft and set it aside, then return and polish scene by scene.

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