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Writing Excuses Season Two Episode 10: The Boring Parts

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/14/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-10-the-boring-parts/

Key points: Write the exciting parts first, then figure out what led to that. Why is this character suffering? Find the most pain. Shake it up -- change point of view, change setting, add a wrinkle, add an interesting side character. And look for the conflict.
the expanded version )
[Howard] Let's move on to a writing prompt.
[Dan] Didn't we already give one?
[Howard] Right. Kill Sauron -- kill the main bad guy in every chapter. Figure out how to do that.

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