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The final advantage is the same that applies in every other competitive venture. If you would like t...

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William ZinsserOn Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

There are some writers who sweep us along so strongly in their current of energy--Normal mailer, Tom...

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William ZinsserOn Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race.

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William ZinsserOn Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to...

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Isolation is a gift. Everything else is just a test of your endurance. You will be alone with the Go...

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I had once tried to write, had once reveled in feeling, had let m crude imagination roam, but the im...

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They fuck you up, your mum and dad? No, that wasn't it at all. Well, they did do that, perhaps, but ...

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Meeting writers is always so disappointing. I got over wanting to meet live writers quite a long tim...

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