How do you create plot from character? How do you create character from plot? How do you write text that flows? Based on more than a decade of writers' workshops and critique groups, this book draws useful lessons from weak writing, and presents these lessons as tenets, or rules.  In this book You will discover:  - 100 solid rules to apply to your fiction.  - The motivation behind each rule.   - The pros and cons of keeping—or breaking—the rules.  - Numerous examples of rule-keeping and rule-breaking.  - How every rule serves to keep the reader reading.  Serious about your craft? Act now!