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An Inventory of Bad Decisions in Your Book--And Why Bad Decisions Make the Best Stories

An Inventory of Bad Decisions in Your Book--And Why Bad Decisions Make the Best Stories

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Mary Carroll Moore
Sep 29, 2017
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A student in my classes complained about her writer's block.   She'd started her book with a bang, writing four chapters that just flowed out.   Then, she hit chapter 5.  Stuck. Nothing happened--either on the page or with the pen.


Remembering a friend's motto, "bad decision make the best stories," I suggested this writer inventory the bad decisions in …

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