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Having talent is prerequisite to create a fiction, but it's not sufficient and the susceptible mind of the writer needs to learn the basics of creating a fiction. The following E-book is an attempt to teach simply the principles. (Along with a commentary on the fiction "Diaries of 68+1")
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Martin Sandiford
Occasionally political and social writer. Ordinary fiction author.
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