No resource can better teach you the art of the craft than Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft. It's full of great writing tips!

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Allie Cooper is an aspiring writer with a passion for fiction and gaming. She loves to read and write, and her goal is to visit the great bookshops of the world. When she isn't dreaming up new plotlines she loves to put away the laptop and get outside with her dogs.

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Raised in the lonely western mountains of Maine, Joe is an infantry veteran who has authored three novels, The Vacation Planet, Janie, and In the Sky. After being stationed in Colorado for a few years, he moved back to Maine where he surrounds himself with five women (his wife and four daughters), making sure that his children have a nourished and literate life. His favourite haunt is in his home library, where he can be found cursing under his breath as he works on his next project.

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