Writing Crimes

S9 Bonus – Audience Participation

Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and lived it and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. – Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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S9E6 – Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll

There are some crimes people can commit that aren’t punishable by law. This series is dedicated to those involved with writing, whether they be committed by the author or the readers. To be clear, this series isn’t designed to help writers better create crimes (murder, theft, etc.) within their novels. The kinds of crimes we’ll…

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S9E4 – Plagiarism

Lesser artists borrow; great artists steal. – Igor Stravinsky

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S9E2 – Wasting the Reader’s Time

In many cases, when a reader puts a story aside because “it got boring”, the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description, and lost sight of his priority, which is to keep the ball rolling. – Stephen King

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S9E1 – “The Movie Was Better”

I love books way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself. – Karen Marie Moning

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