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Writing Quotes by Nell Freudenberger
- I think that the practice of writing every day was what made me remember that writing doesn't have anything to do with publishing books. It…
- It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant way.
- If somebody says your story is only published because you look nice in the photo, that maybe spurs you on to write.
- Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories.
- I can't listen to music when I'm writing. I like music best in a car or on the train.
- I think the few writers who influenced me most in writing short stories are Alice Munro and Grace Paley. They're very different, and I can't…
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