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Re:How to Write with Style (1985) by bostonpete on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:44PM (#9574036)
> Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.

Interesting. That's why I stopped watching sons of anarchy. I realized I hated pretty much every major character.

By the way, did you accidentally a word at the end of #1?

Re:How to Write with Style (1985) by oh_sigh on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @10:01PM (#9574282)
Rule 9: What you don't write can be more important than what
Re:How to Write with Style (1985) by kansface on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @09:05PM (#9580419)
I did - the full quote is:

Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

I feel the same way about Breaking Bad and Mad Men - the last few episodes are painful.