Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a who — Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a who — Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a who — Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a who — Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a who — Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
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Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as cute as a whole kitten; it is a bloody, godawful mess.

— Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
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