Nail the weather (season especially) and the setting before

doing anything else. The weather didn't

play a big part in my novel, so I only mentioned it once in awhile. The problem was it was fall at the beginning

of the novel, and only about ten days later, it was winter. I'd forgotten which it was! Minor, but I just know some readers would

notice. Also, I've found it best to mix

up your setting with both urban and more rural places because most likely,

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