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Rules for Writing True Stories

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Ben Mauk
Apr 28, 2018
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Welcome to my newsletter. Here are a few personal rules for writing true stories (a.k.a. "creative" or "narrative" nonfiction a.k.a. literary reportage a.k.a. not f…

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