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Hi, Titus,

Thanks for posting. Writing a book requires 1) that you have a story you want to tell, and 2) that your use of language is strong enough to tell it. There are no tricks,but there is one major tip: PLAN. You must know exactly what you want to say if you’re going to say it well. And you can’t know that unless you plan in detail first. Planning is everything. You plan your story from beginning to end, and then you’re writing TOWARDS that ending. That’s the tip that helped me, so I hope it helps you too.

Re: your request. If you send your full name and mailing address to my office, I’ll send you a bookplate that you can paste into your copy of OPERATION DO-OVER. Fair enough?

                     My office email:     [email protected] 

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