According to W. Somerset Maugham, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” I have no idea who W. Somerset Maugham is, or what he wrote, but clearly he was a man of intellect and discernment. No, I know what you’re thinking: You’re thinking, “Leod, you’re a visionary…
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Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson Three – Some Rules
By Jeanne C. Stein I know, I know. I, more than anyone else, hate it when someone says there are “rules” to writing, especially since exceptional writer W. Somerset Maugham warns: There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. And of course, for every rule we set there…