[bIlluminati]

I refuse to cheat.

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Good for you! I find the novel and style guide, ‘Atlanta Nights’, by Travis Tea, an excellent primer for anyone asking the question ‘Is my writing good enough?’ or “How do I add a few extra tens of thousands of words and still make a sale (rescinded) to a vanity publisher?’

Of course, if you were asking different questions, a study of Robert Heinlein, Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson. Heinlein doesn’t pad, while the others add a bit. For bigger padding, Roger Zelazny managed. But I imagine you a more Pournelle/Niven hard science writer.

Lastly, to handle the delicate romantic scenes, may I suggest Richard E. Geis, aka Peggy Swenson and most of the Pethouse Forum authors?

[Lazamataz]

I am positively Niven-ian.