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Her support was a constant, one of the few good things I could take as a given. And whenever I see a first novel dedicated to a wife (or a husband), I...more

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I'm not asking you to come reverently or unquestioningly; I'm not asking you to be politically correct or cast aside your sense of humor (please God y...more

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What Writing Is: Telepathy, of course.

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Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.

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If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered.

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For years I dreamed of having the sort of massive oak slab that would dominate a room...

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I have spent a good many years since―too many, I think―being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every write...more