#storiesaboutwriting

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O. Henry’s Springtime a la Carte

"It was a day in March." Never, never begin a story this way when you write one. No opening could possibly be worse. It is unimaginative, flat, dry and likely to consist of mere wind. https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/springtime-a-la-carte