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10,000 words: Introduce characters, victims and suspects 20,000 words: Explore motives (note: 90% of clues to solve the crime already present) 30,000 words: MURDER 40,000 words: Suspects identified, investigated, interviews 50,000 words:
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“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
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“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
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“Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.”
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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
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