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I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: Am Appearance Beautiful Beautiful People Because Become Big Bother Fact Handicap Handsome Heroes In Fact Interesting Know Many Much Necessarily Nice Nice People People Rely Tired Too Too Much Who I Am

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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: Feel Habit Latter Like Mostly Work Writing I Feel I Feel Like

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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: All Day Better Book Day Days Fact In Fact Months Seven Spend Three Way Week Work I Can

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I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: About Been Could Curious Ever Ghost Ghosts Immensely Person Read Reading Since Stories Stuff Very

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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: Books Difficult However Like Read Think Would Write

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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: Book Getting Idea Ideas Need Page Problem You

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Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me.

~Barbara Mertz

Topics: Almost Back Characters Develop Doing Find Fix Go Knowing Me Page Planned Sloppy Sometimes Them Then Things Very Way Without Works Write You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: September 29th, 1927

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