Remember: when people tell you somethingβs wrong or doesnβt work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong. β¨ Ten rules for writing fiction by Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, AL Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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