A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

We don't need no stinkin' rules! Part 1

When to break them and why

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Robb Grindstaff
Aug 11, 2025
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Rules? What rules?

I recently asked for your input on potential topics you’d like to see discussed here.

Several readers asked questions that fall under the general topic of all the rules we’re told we must follow to write fiction. I’ll synthesize several specific questions into a more general, two-part question:

“Do I have to follow all these rules?

What …

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