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I wrote a short story whose two characters were a white-collar criminal being held under house arrest in rural Maine, and a guerrilla soldier who broke into her house. It became clear as I develope...

posted 11y ago by Seth Gordon‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:46:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/9416
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Seth Gordon‭ · 2019-12-08T00:46:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
I wrote a short story whose two characters were a white-collar criminal being held under house arrest in rural Maine, and a guerrilla soldier who broke into her house. It became clear as I developed the story that these characters had different value systems: the soldier saw himself as a warrior with honor and pride, and the criminal saw herself as a rational businesswoman. On the one hand, I really liked the dynamic that this contrast gave to the story. On the other hand, I haven’t sold it yet. :-/

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-11-15T17:20:53Z (about 11 years ago)
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