Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules For Writing Fiction - Novelr - Making People Read

From the page: "Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."

Reviewed by kateblogs May 29 2008, 10:08am ( 44 reviews ) • novelr.com

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Rated by Rasitiln on Sep 26, 9:20pm

Not certain about 8, a little suspense is good. Having your characters lay out plans instantly can be a terrible thing at times.
Rated by DavidJohns on Aug 12, 2:00am

Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Rated by Dural on Aug 07, 7:30am

Great tips from a true master.
Reviewed by miserablist on Jun 12, 11:10am

About the eightieth time I've stumbled this.
Rated by rocker66 on Apr 26 2009, 8:27am

Brilliant.
Rated by Redameter on Mar 26 2009, 5:52pm

Good tips here, can use them.
Rated by DeFrosting on Mar 23 2009, 11:11am

From the page: "Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."
Rated by ribcaged on Feb 13 2009, 10:01am

Awesome!?
Rated by multineedia on Feb 02 2009, 9:37am

more advice from vonnegut.
Rated by M-Nome on Jan 22 2009, 3:44pm

I'm just finishing Cat's Cradle and I can see how these play out in his novels for sure.

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