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10 Writing Lessons You Can Learn From Reality TV Shows
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THE VIEW - (5.8.13) On today's show, guest co-host Amy Schumer (?Inside Amy Schumer?); Bill O?Reilly (?The O?Reilly Factor?), the cast of ?Duck Dynasty?; and musical guest Pistol Annies. 'The View' airs Monday-Friday (11:00 am-12:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images) PHIL ROBERTSON, WILLIE ROBERTSON, JASE ROBERTSON, SI ROBERTSON

I confess: I am a late-night reality TV binger. After a day of writing black and white words on a computer screen, wading into deep, quiet page pools, and capturing fantasy scenes as quick as my fingers can follow, my brain is pickled come nightfall. While my husband unwinds with epic movies, intricate crime dramas, and complicated plots, I lean toward one-hour forays into reality’s peccadilloes. Judge as you may. And rightfully so.

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