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I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I’m feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child’s mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer.

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E. L. Doctorow

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Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author’s. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.

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April 26, 2024

Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author’s. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.

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April 26, 2024

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

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