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I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Always Class Clues Enjoyed Indicate Level Particular Small Studying

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I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: About Afterwards Any Anytime Appearances Found Many Out Personal Shy Talk Too Weeks Writing

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I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: After Begin Breaking Chapters Characters Delving Describing Events Long Maybe Page Pages Paragraph Ready Then Two Write

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I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: About Advise Any Beginning Consider Draft Drafts Else Ever First How Last Look Only Outside Publication Read Them Thought Will Without Work Would Write Writer

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I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers who are urged to put themselves forward when it may be the last thing on earth they'd be good at.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Earth Forward Good Hard Last May Must New Put Themselves Thing Think Urged Very Who Writers Young Young Writers I Think

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I spend about a year between novels.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: About About A Year Between Novels Spend Year

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I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

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Topics: Believe Best Myself Novels Save Shows I Believe

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I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: About Actual Closely Examining Never Process Superstition Suppose Think Too Writing

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I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences or method or any other writerly concerns.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Any Believe Concerns Give Influences Just Living Method Other Story Thought Want

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I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Always Book Finish Forget Good Good Thing Soon Thing Which Writing A Good Thing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: October 25th, 1941

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