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Does Tim Actually Get It Right? How to Nail the Narrative Device

Story Grid Writing Podcast

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What's the Difference Between a Police Report and a Masterwork?

When you read Ed McBain's story, I witness, it's pretty quickly, you know, intelligible that it's a formal report. It's very straightforward. There's very little qualification about people's states of mind. They're just reporting actions. So generally, after I read the update that you did, I thought he's getting it. This is this is in good shape. Yeah, there are things that are are too qualified. Like you use the word asshole. That's a small quibble. Even if he did say that, they would want to not repeat that in the police report because then it would be like ratting somebody out. Oh, they say the

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