What Genre Is My Story? Why the Answer Matters

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The article What Genre Is My Story? Why the Answer Matters appeared first on The Write Practice. The first time I wrote a novel, I didn’t think about the literary genre until the first draft was done, and I began trying to untangle my mess in revision. I hadn..
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