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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” Somerset Maugham

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by Vickie Lester on November 5, 2015
Categories: Architecture, Art, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Literature, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Photography, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #amwriting, #HollywoodFiction, 1920s film set, behind the scenes in Hollywood, Somerset Maugham, three rules for writing a novel, Vickie Lester is writing a new novel

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martinturnbull

Oh honey, ain’t that the truth!

November 12, 2015 at 12:55 pm

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