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Do Readers and Writers Escape Reality through the Written Word?

I recently picked up Jane Yolen’s book, Take Note: A Writer’s Guide to Loving the Craft (2006), and was immediately drawn to a comment she made in the opening chapter: “Writing takes us into another, brighter, deeper more engaging world than the world we actually live in” (7). Even though in this statement she is …

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The Importance of a Strong Open

The Importance of a Strong Opening Nora Roberts’ first sentence in Dance Upon the Air immediately captures the reader’s attention: “In the dark green shadows of the deep woods, an hour before sunrise, they meet in secret.” This sentence is outstanding in establishing the first scene where the initial action place. Through what Roberts presents, …

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