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hesperidia comments on August 2014 Media Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: hesperidia 02 August 2014 08:17:00PM 2 points [-]

I think Worm is better starting at 3.1 and doing 1-2 as flashbacks.

It is a rule of thumb in writing that many novels (especially those written by relatively inexperienced writers) will feel tighter and better-paced if one lops off the first two or three chapters. I find it interesting that it also applies to Worm.