1. You will be about things I know well. Things I have encountered and things that I already have an understanding of. I will not write about love, death, betrayal, marriage or anything I haven’t experienced firsthand.
2. You will take place in a a specific location. One with an atmosphere, a mood, a temperature and a smell. The location will be its own character.
3. Your protagonist will be flawed. Everyone will be flawed.
4. You will remain in the present. You will not rely backstory, long explanations, summaries or flashbacks. You will be driven by action.
5. You will have a clear, simple arc. You will take place in short, definite place in time.
6. You will begin immersed in action and intrigue and have a humble ending.
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