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Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Able Being Books Many See Sides Since Talent Things Think Useful Viewpoint Written I Think

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I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier!

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Afraid Easier Enjoy Life Makes Mean Much People Say Who

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Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Any Experience Fun Least Someday Something Use Will Writing

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I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Contemporary Fiction Read Readers Want Write I Write

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I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: About Angles Different Law Lawyer See Teaches Ten Ten Years Things Years

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Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Books Draft Each Half Half Years Longer May Opposite Others Revise Roughly Some Taken Time Took Were While Write Years

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Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was never far from my mind.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Although Ambition Attend College Far Mind Musical Musical Theater Never Other Scholarship Star Theater Voice Would Writing

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I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Childhood Fun Going Had Happy Happy Childhood Journals Kids Much Neighborhood Nothing Ordinary Perform Plays Poetry Wrote

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I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: All Writers Difficulty Friends Had High Junior Junior High Lacking Learned Making Must Other Painfully People Shy Something Tremendous Watched Watching Writers

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I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Ability Another Anyone Believe Deal Empathy Great Great Deal Hard Hard Time Having Me See Served Time Viewpoint Well Writer I Believe

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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