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Fiction Brainstormer

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Via Michael Burstein: Affinity8 excerpts some advice from the Fiction Writer’s Brainstormer. Things to do in the first 1000 words of your novel include foreshadowing important scenes to come, introducing the conflict, and generally strutting your stuff. Smith’s advice is good for short stories, too.