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Writing Rules Explained: Make Every Word Count

Writing Rules Explained: Make Every Word Count | Tips on why every word in your story should count, and how to make them count.

Video transcript ‘Make every word count’ means that every word you use in your story should contribute to the story in some way. I’m not just talking about individual words here, but also sentences, paragraphs, scenes, chapters and subplots. Everything […]

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