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"Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists."
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"A true piece of writing sets you free."
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"A writer's duty is to draw a picture that expresses more inner beauty, deeper anxiety, and more complex tragedy than a real character ever can."
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"You are the writer of your life story, so don't forget to write the best one."
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"If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered."
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"Through writing, an author opens the window of his heart through which a reader can see the inner self of the author."
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"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."
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"Write about the beauty of rainbows and the glint of reflected light that can enlighten readers' minds."
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"Writing is a great way of talking with an endless audience for never-ending time."
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"What is your advice to young writers? "Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes."
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"People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?"
Life

"I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio."
Talent

"I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime."
Chance

"I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage."
Being

"I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need."
Religion

"But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible."
Love

"I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens."
Books

"I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept."
Books

"What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food."
Food

"Writing has been so much a part of my life that I'm really quite annoyed that I can't do as much as I used to."
Life
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