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Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It all becomes a kind of dance, with the writer guiding the reader through the various twists and turns. The challenge is keeping readers in step, while still managing to surprise.

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Jonathan Evison
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 27
Novelist
Writer
San Jose
California
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