A compilation of various stories, anecdotes and sayings over many years. A man who goes home to enjoy all his old favorite foods, and thereby escapes the dynasty's downfall -- but his motive really was what he said it was; various friendships, such as a man so heartbroken by his friend's death that when he discovers his zither is out of tune, he can't complete the formalities of the visit; a man who wouldn't sell a problem horse because that would just make it someone else's problem; and many more.
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The New Dao: Mystery and Pure Conversation
A compilation of various stories, anecdotes and sayings over many years. A man who goes home to enjoy all his old favorite foods, and thereby escapes the dynasty's downfall -- but his motive really was what he said it was; various friendships, such as a man so heartbroken by his friend's death that when he discovers his zither is out of tune, he can't complete the formalities of the visit; a man who wouldn't sell a problem horse because that would just make it someone else's problem; and many more.
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encounters
It's all very well to plan out how the heroine and the others escape from the evil and violent monsters. You still have to get them to meet in the…
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center of the story
All stories need outlines because otherwise they peter out in the middle. (sometimes they peter out in the outline, which is less frustrating.) They…
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revising fast
It helps to revise as quickly as you can, getting through the pages at speed. It means you are less likely to forgot, at page 203, what you wrote on…
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