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Writing Excuses 10.27: Why Can’t I Just Jump to the Ending?

Writing Excuses

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The Tri-Fail Cycle

The Goblin Emperor by Catherine Addison is a new novel from Howard Kurtz. The author says the middle of her books are often called tri-fail cycles. She argues that this means there must be setbacks and consequences in order to make it satisfying at the end.

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