There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

W. Somerset Maugham
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no...
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no...
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no...
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no...
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The three rules of writing a novel are: 1. Write; 2. Rewrite; 3. Publish.

The rules are meant for the writer, not the reader. Writers do not need to know what they are, and that is perfectly fine. Fortunately, we can discover what we can and can’t do through trial and error, and ultimately through experience and learning from the works of others.

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