What’s a True-Life Novel?

Jan 09, 2012

At this point, I can't identify every place where truth ends and invention begins.

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My Slow Prose Manifesto

Nov 07, 2011

Many times, in my writing, I’ve wished that I could flip a switch in my brain and work in draft mode.

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Nov 07, 2011

I never thought I'd pop up in a Melissa Fay Greene book.

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Oct 12, 2011

Writing without intention or expectation: That’s the truly liberating part.

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Nov 01, 2010

More than once, I had to clean food out of the keyboard with a toothpick.

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