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Fiction Quote by Dave Barry

“The older I get and the more fiction I write, the more I outline, the more I think about plot before I dive in and plunge too far.” quote by Dave Barry — Download Open image

“The older I get and the more fiction I write, the more I outline, the more I think about plot before I dive in and plunge too far.”

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