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I particularly like the bookshops at National Parks and battlefields; they often have very unusual and helpful things. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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Here’s the million-dollar question: how are you going to write this book if you’re afraid to start writing? Give your friend Doubt… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
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You write a book and it's like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it in the ocean. You don't know… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
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The first rule is you have to create a reality that makes the reader want to come back and see what happens… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
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Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
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I look at the plotline and let my co-author basically write the book; first draft. Then they give it to me, and… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
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The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
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A journal is a great way to keep track of what happens daily in your walk with God and to record your… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
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I do like putting scenario and story first, and I actually like masking whatever I want to say in the guise of… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
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