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Stephen King in general, as well as films of the apocalypse from the '70s, had a big influence on 'Zone One.'

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Apocalypse Big Big Influence Films General Had Influence King Stephen King Well Zone

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If you're writing a detective novel or horror or sci-fi, you want to expand or reinvigorate the genre in your own little way.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Detective Expand Genre Horror Little Novel Own Sci-Fi Want Way Writing You Your

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I write at home. I like to be able to take a nap, watch TV, make a sandwich, and if I wake up and don't feel like working, I'm not going to bang my head on my desk all day: I'll go out and do something else.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Able All Day Bang Day Desk Else Feel Go Going Head Home Like Make Nap Out Sandwich Something Something Else Take Tv Up Wake Wake Up Watch Working Write I Write

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When I'm working on a book, I try to do eight pages a week. That seems like a good amount. Less than that, I'm not getting a nice momentum, and more than that, I'm probably putting out too much crap.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Amount Book Crap Eight Getting Good Less Like Momentum More Much Nice Out Pages Putting Seems Than Too Too Much Try Week Working

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Other people have hang-ups about what's literary or genre or whatever, and that's sort of not my problem. You're supposed to write what you have to write, and you're supposed to keep moving.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About Genre Keep Keep Moving Literary Moving Other People Problem Sort Supposed Whatever Write You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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