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Seven words drop us into the action. Sprinkle exposition with the next six. Narrow in on a few details; figurative language reigns. Hyphenating and wordsmithing neologisms condenses ideas matter-of-factly.

“Dialogue can help,” she advised.

Leave space for inferring.

The last seven words resolve the story.

If any idea doesn’t fit,


Dave Myers (he/him) lives and teaches in Bend, Oregon.

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