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“ Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a whole kitten; it is a bloody, godawful mess. ”

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A good approach is to allow one dream per novel. Then, in the final revision, go back and get rid of that, too.

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Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an adverb can be exactly what a sentence needs. They can add important intonation to dialogue, or subtly convey information.

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In real life, couples bond and war over a million different things. The causes of divorce are like beautiful, unique snowflakes.

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...it has been demonstrated through years of workshops that the Artist Within tends to make the same mistakes as the artist within everybody else.

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