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Where do I start my story?

Letters & Opinions Rusty Strait Rusty Strait -
I am often asked, "Where is the best place to start my manuscript?" Good question. There are as many answers to this one as there are questions. What, for instance, is the nature of your story? Are you working on a biography, or is your story fiction? Is it romantic, or about someone with a major disadvantage who is struggling to reach goals in life?

WRITING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Letters & Opinions Rusty Strait Rusty Strait -
I recently received an email from a young man in Temecula who asked if it was too late to write stories about Christmas. I'm letting him know now that magazines are filled to the gills for Christmas and New Years.

Writers’ Corner

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I received a note from a writer who wishes to remain anonymous. She has submitted her book to several agents who like it but can't find a publisher. "Too short" is their response. She insists that the book is a short novel and doesn't understand the rejections.

Why are some books more popular than others

Letters & Opinions Rusty Strait Rusty Strait -
The question has come up many times in my writing career. Frankly, there are no specific answers. One day, fiction tops the chart; another day, non-fiction does. When "Gone With the Wind" was published, writers started clicking on their manual typewriters to emulate other sagas, and so it went.

WRITERS CORNER

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Louise from Hemet asks “How do I find a publisher for my book?” Louise, that is a question every writer, especially newbies, would like to know the answer to.
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Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

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Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

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A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

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The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.

Shooters Hemet restored to full permit; A placard, score 92

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Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.

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