Olen Steinhauer
Read and write every day, until the act of writing feels like that first coffee in the morning--without it, you're not quite yourself; with it, you can get on with your day.
Learn to throw away your words if they don't serve the larger story.
Learn to throw away your words if they don't serve the larger story.
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Whit Porter
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Olen Steinhauer:
I saw your advice to write and read every day, and it's good advice. The only thing is... if I read Le Carre, or Alan Furst - or a guy you may have heard of named Steinhauer - in the middle of a project, I can get hopelessly discouraged. What did you do when you were starting out - or even now - to keep positive?
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