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November 12, 2021

The greatest difficulty is the actual writing. It is always easier to do something else. ��� Jessica Strawier

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November 11, 2021

When I leave the novel I���m working on for the day, I never complete the last sentence ��� I quit mid-sentence, and it seems to kick-start me the next time I get back to the chapter. ��� Judy Kimball

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November 10, 2021

I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if I���m writing a short story. I take long periods off between projects, when I read a lot, garden, and think about the next book or stories. ��� Eric Brown

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November 9, 2021

An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. ��� John Grisham

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November 8, 2021

I write when I���m inspired, and I see to it that I���m inspired at nine o���clock every morning. ��� Peter de Vries

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November 7, 2021

Write about characters you���re interested in and let them come to life. If you can���t, you���re not getting it. ��� Stuart M. Kaminsky

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November 6, 2021

In my first draft, I never censor myself. I let everything in my head and heart spill out ��� raw ��� onto the page. I let it be a mess. ��� Charles Johnson

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November 5, 2021

I thrive on revision, yet another part of the journey of discovery. By the time I finish a book, I���ve gone over every word, phrase and sentence hundreds of times. By page 300, I practically know the pages by heart. ��� Kim Barnes

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November 4, 2021

Even if I���m happy with the first draft (as happy as anyone can be with a first draft, usually it���s just relief at having finished something), I usually rewrite the entire thing, even if I keep the majority of it the same. ��� Stephanie Danler

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November 3, 2021

On a good day, when I reopen the file, I have no recollection of what I wrote, and I���m excited by what is there. It feels like I���ve been left a present. ��� Sheridan Hay

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