A few years ago I read an interview with Jeffrey Archer in which he revealed he wrote 17 drafts of his novels. I remember thinking at the time that the first draft must have been clinically dead. However, If I've learned anything in the years since, it's the same thing we've all learned - three of the most important techniques in the crafting of fiction are rewriting, rewriting, and rewriting.
In between those manic - or laid-back (whatever works for you) rewriting…
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