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Sometimes I wish I could apologize to the reader; I want to explain to them that I didn’t try to set out and write a boring or shallow book or flat characters or a distant heroine. But the thing is, chances are that our book isn’t those things—even though some readers respond that way to… Continue reading Untitled

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You simply can’t make good art and stay covered up at the same time. They are mutually exclusive. A creative path is not about least resistance or playing it safe—by its very nature it is about casting off layers and dancing along edges that others fear to tread. Robin LaFevers

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The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying, because I feel that everything I do is making the book a little better. Ken Follett, interview with Bookreporter.com, December 6, 2002

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Some of these things are true and some of them lies. But they are all good stories. Wolf Hall: A Novel, Hilary Mantel

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Once you’ve made a song and put it out there you don’t own it anymore. The public own it. It’s their song. It might be their song that they wake up to, their song that they have a shower to, or their song that they drive home to or their song that they cry to,… Continue reading Untitled

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The smaller something is, the harder it is to make, because there’s less room for error. Jerry Seinfeld

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Over time I’ve realized the doubts, the criticisms, that sinking fear the sight of a blank document provokes, they never go away. But you learn to be okay with it. Beginning a new story is a writer’s version of skydiving. The freefall can be intoxicating. So embrace the fear. It’s part of the process. Kim… Continue reading Untitled

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If your factory burns down but you have loyal customers, you’ll be fine. On the other hand, if you lose your customers, even your factory isn’t going to help you Seth Godin

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Quality Is Assumed We assume that you will make something to spec. We assume that the lights will go on when we flip the switch. We assume that the answer is in Wikipedia. All we’re willing to pay you extra for is what we don’t assume, what we can’t get easily and regularly and for… Continue reading Untitled

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