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Of all of them there at the bar that night, the bartender was the one who survived the longest. He died three weeks later on the road out of the city.
When I wrote this passage, I wanted was for readers to be, like, “Wait, WHAT?” and then hopefully find themselves unable to put the book down. I have no formal training as a writer, which is another way of saying that I learned everything I know about writing by reading other peoples’ books. For me, one of the most important books in this regard has been Dan Chaon’s 2011 novel Await Your Reply. It opens with a young man being driven to the hospital, his severed hand in a cooler full of ice. (I know!) Something I took away from that is how effective it can be to insert a horrible detail that
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― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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― A Game of Thrones
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[Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]”
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Gentleman Bastards
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For anyone who has read or plans to read The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch
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Blaster books is an independent and conservative e-publisher specializing in Science Fiction. My favorite authors are David Weber and John Ringo. I ...more
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