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Mitchell James Kaplan is a cum laude graduate of Yale University, where he won the Paine Memorial Prize. His first mentor was author William Styron. Following college, he lived in Paris and Southern California. Currently he lives with his wife and children in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. BY FIRE, BY WATER is his first novel.


Research, Outlining, and Writing


It all starts with research. For me, research begets
inspiration. I read dozens of books on the period and the people. Slowly,
patterns emerge, obscure but fascinating relations between characters,
events, symbolic imagery, and abstract ideas. Then I begin another round of
research, focusing on these patterns, and I start sketching outlines and character notes.


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Average rating: 3.76 · 484 ratings · 148 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
By Fire, By Water
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions

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Beth Hi Mitchell,
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Shellie (Layers of Thought) Welcome Mitchell! You will love it here.


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