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Writing is a tension

David Gane
David Gane

To get the ideas down on the page in a readable, logical order that you can be happy with.

And here you can stay.

But if you wish to go further, you must get them into a readable logical order that others can understand.

The logic doesn't have to be linear. It can be poetic. But it must have an internal flow.

Always writing for ourselves and always writing for others. And somewhere in between, finding a balance of both.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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