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... story - teller . It starts a story at haphazard , generally long before the beginning , rambles on inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends hanging about , without a con- clusion . It works up to an interesting situation , and ...
... story - teller . It starts a story at haphazard , generally long before the beginning , rambles on inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends hanging about , without a con- clusion . It works up to an interesting situation , and ...
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... story than for the longer one . The description of a mood , an en- vironment or an atmosphere , can hold your attention for half a dozen pages , but when it comes to fifty a story needs a supporting skeleton . The skeleton of a story is ...
... story than for the longer one . The description of a mood , an en- vironment or an atmosphere , can hold your attention for half a dozen pages , but when it comes to fifty a story needs a supporting skeleton . The skeleton of a story is ...
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... Stories , " replied Ashenden . " Detective stories ? " " No. " " Why not ? They are the only ones I read . If I were ... story is that the mystery should in the end be solved and the criminal brought to justice . " " If your murder is as ...
... Stories , " replied Ashenden . " Detective stories ? " " No. " " Why not ? They are the only ones I read . If I were ... story is that the mystery should in the end be solved and the criminal brought to justice . " " If your murder is as ...
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