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http://www.davefolsom.net/?p=892 Writing is mostly a solitary effort, mixed with time spend plotting, imagining, researching and generally gazing out the window. It is during this period that I find it strangely difficult to convince those around me, my spouse, friends, acquaintances and sometimes even the dog, that I am, indeed, hard at work. I usually spend the first hours defining what I’m going to write, i.e., blog, short story, essay, or a start a new novel. Once I’ve made that decision, there are more decisions on characters, plot line, format, and most important the first two or three lines that should grab the reader, such as, It was a dark and stormy night, raining, drowning the lonely man as he stumbled along the street, etc. These first clumsy attempts are followed by more strikethroughs and editing until finally we end up with:

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