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Edgar Allan Poe Quotes: A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.
         

A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.


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This page presents the quote "A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.". Author of this quote is Edgar Allan Poe. This quote is about short-stories, writing,.