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Thoughts on Writing
To be a cynical writer is to never have been in love…well, to never have been in love and have it endly up other than badly, I suppose. To be a romantic writer is to forever be in love – … Continue reading
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On Writing
Why is that writers — and it doesn’t matter which writer you choose — at some point in their chosen vocation end up writing about writing? And why do non-writers see that as so unusual, so self-centered and ultimately circular? … Continue reading
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The Great American Novel
Ah, how many times I have seen those words in print … so and so wished to write the “Great American Novel”…Mr. X has effectively given us the “Great American Novel”. And yet, how many times have I wondered exactly … Continue reading
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