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As human beings we perceive rubber handles, popping corks, crΓ¨me centers, lavender lotion, and autumn leaves as real. But just as solid to us are snotty attitudes, inconvenient lust, spade flushes, political lies, steely beauty, hometown support, big-city zeal, coffee intoxication, bizarre fashion moments, cell-phone lobotomies, road rage, pathetic dreams, and a thousand other things that arenβt corporeal. To
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Donald Maass (Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling)