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I think it’s safe to say I agree with this one–miracles are pretty unusual in the fiction writing business. Bickham says, “The writing of fiction–except in the case of that very rare genius–is a difficult job. It involves the interactive working of dozens of specific, hard-won techniques. It may become art, but only by first being consummate craft.” Amen.

4. Don’t Expect Miracles

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I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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