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"Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities."
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"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."
"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."
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"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."
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