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Is What Remains After the Right Book for You?
Pauline Pauline

Is What Remains After the Right Book for You?

One of the biggest lessons I've learned as both a writer and a reader is that no book is for everyone. That doesn't mean a book is flawed. It's simply the reality of storytelling. Readers have personal tastes, preferences, and backgrounds that influence the kinds of books they enjoy.

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The Hardest Scene to Write in What Remains After: Writing About Trauma, Truth, and Healing
Pauline Pauline

The Hardest Scene to Write in What Remains After: Writing About Trauma, Truth, and Healing

As a reader, I used to assume that the hardest scenes for an author to write were the action scenes, fierce climactic confrontations, or moments of violence. Once I took up writing with the determination that it would be my calling and profession, I soon discovered that for me, the hardest scenes are not necessarily so because of what happens in them, but because of what they represent.

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