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I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Always Baby Both Criticize Easy Edit Editing Ego Else Having Learn Learned Me Most Myself Really Someone Swallow Think Work You Your I Think

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I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Digging Finished Hole Person Sort Starts Stop Until

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If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: About My Time Other People Self-Conscious Spent Think Time Too Work Worrying Would Write

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I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie or a book that gets me thinking. Sometimes it's love of a movie or book.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Book Dissatisfaction Find Gets Gives Inspiration Kernel Love Many Me Movie Music Places Plot Sometimes Story Thinking

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Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Any Basically Be Happy Creative Got Happy Make Profession Things Where Would

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The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Advantage Description Details Every Experience How Imagination Matter Never Often Provides Rich Should Something Specificity Strive Think Would Writer Writing You Your Yourself

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Just writing a lot doesn't necessarily make you a better writer. You have to hear yourself as a writer, and the best way to do that is to read your writing out loud.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Best Best Way Better Better Writer Hear Just Lot Loud Make Necessarily Out Read Way Writer Writing You Your Yourself

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I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Books Fiction Horror Mind Mysteries Name Out Romance Science Science Fiction Thrillers You

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I've stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights... crackling against the night sky. To me, that's magic.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Against House Lights Looking Magic Me Montana Night Northern Outside Sky Stood

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I've always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I've written that I've been able to pursue writing professionally.

~Christopher Paolini

Topics: Able Always Been Enjoyed Enough Enough People Grateful People Professionally Pursue Reading Very Writing Written

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 17th, 1983

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