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bostonpete on May 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to Write with Style (1985)

> Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.

Interesting. That's why I stopped watching sons of anarchy. I realized I hated pretty much every major character.

By the way, did you accidentally a word at the end of #1?

oh_sigh on May 20, 2015 | [–]

Rule 9: What you don't write can be more important than what

kansface on May 21, 2015 | [–]

I did - the full quote is:

Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

I feel the same way about Breaking Bad and Mad Men - the last few episodes are painful.

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