Amy Duer

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A novel is torment. It needs structure, tending of language, constant shaping, refinement, excision, and cumulative insights that might give it breath and breadth. I have to carry a thousand pieces in an increasingly complex configuration toward the luminous vision of a story that remains a mirage. I am driven to make each piece as perfect as I hope it can be, while making the story that is composed of those pieces feel spontaneous, effortless, and without gyre and gimble showing at the seams.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
by Amy Tan
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