Can science writers learn from folklore? Michele Arduengo says yes: "The fairy tale 'The Twelve Brothers' provides a great study in time management, slowing down time when the details are critical, such as the day the daughter discovers the truth about her brothers and sets off after them, and speeding up time to move the plot forward when the details are unimportant: 'They spent ten years in the little cottage, where they were safe, and the time passed quickly.'"
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