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Write Better FictionA Conversation With Cindy Dees on Tropes and How to Use Them (Killer Writers)

Clay Stafford has a conversation with bestselling author Cindy Dees on tropes and how to use them, including how to twist them and layer in multiple tropes to make powerhouse scenes.

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