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At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Beginning Career Groups Pompous Risk Think Useful Very Writers Writing I Think

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I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Anyone Face Goes Happily Internet Mentor Mentoring Most Rather Than Wants Who

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Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It isn't mine.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Agents Because Job Make Might Mine Money Read Will Work

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So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Books Far Years

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It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Chance Day Down Every Every Day Folk Fun Get Sit Some Stories Tell Would

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Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Being Better Course Day Days Easier Most Occupations Others Some Than Worst

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One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm writing, but that sort of research is fairly desultory and I like to stick to the book being written - and writing a book concentrates the mind so the research is more productive.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Being Book Doing Fairly Like Mind More One Book Others Productive Research Sort Stick Though Time While Writing Written

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Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come in and you have to wrench your attention away from what you're writing and try to remember what you were thinking when you wrote the previous one.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Another Attention Away Book Come Last Previous Remember Start Suddenly Then Thinking Try Were Wrench Writing Wrote You Your

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Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Book Lot Much Provide Research Sometimes Take Think Too Too Much Tours Travel Vacations

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I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: About Any Cheerleader Drama Get Involvement Know Liable Nothing Obstacle Part Prefer Producers Producing Prove Them Tv

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: February 23rd, 1944

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