Space View 1
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Desert Canyon Sunset 1
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Tornado 1
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Fishing Lake 1
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Tonks Portrait 1
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Golf Hole 1
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Eli Portrait 1
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Indiana Farm 1
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Italian Vista 1
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Start with a hook
I just started reading James Patterson’s Gone. Regardless of what you think of him and his author partnerships, the man can make sure a book is gripping. Right off the bat, Gone begins with action. The backstory gets sprinkled in a bit a time, and before you even realize it, you understand why certain things […]