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“Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to…” quote by Aaron Belz — Download Open image

“Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to continue saying what the reader is expecting. What fun is that?”

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Writing essays and teaching composition have helped me immensely in writing poetry, because they've forced me to focus on the structure of ideas.

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After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter.

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