Arlind Fazliu

Arlind Fazliu asked Margaret Atwood:

Hello !! What would be your advice for a young writer before he starts writing? And how many hours a day do you write ?

Margaret Atwood Hello: My first advice would be: don't listen to any advice before you start writing. Just start. If you listen to too much advice you will get overwhelmed. Once you start, you will find out what you need to know next.

But read. And write a little every day.

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Christine Roberts asked Margaret Atwood:

"The Handmaid's Tale" is one of my all-time favorite books, and I was wondering- where do you come up with the inspiration for all the dystopian fiction you write?

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Penny asked Margaret Atwood:

In my life thus far as a writer I've come across two camps of successful (in the publishing sense) writers - those that plan their novel manuscripts before contemplating the start of writing them, and those that 'wing it'. How much planning goes into your work? I clearly see a level of planning, how much time do you spend on it? And does your research come before, during or after the planning stage?

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Jeff VanderMeer asked Margaret Atwood:

Do you think "clifi" makes a difference in the global warming debate or has already become commercialized in a way that just turns it into entertainment?

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