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Daily archive for September 12, 2010

Heinlein’s Rules for Writing (Mostly)

On September 12, 2010   /   Writing  
Tags: basic writing, classic or requested, misconceptions, revising, the biz

Back in 1947, in an essay titled “On the Writing of Speculative Fiction” (since reprinted several times), Robert Heinlein wrote five rules for people who want to become professional writers. They’ve been republished many times, and for the most part, they’re still good (I’ll get to that

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