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I was born in West Plains, and we lived here till I was one. Then my dad needed to get a job, so we moved to the St. Louis area. I lived in St. Charles, on the Missouri River, till I was 15.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Area Born Charles Dad Get Here Job Lived Louis Missouri Moved Needed Plains River St. Louis Then Till West I Was Born

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I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: About Always Character Characters First Plot Writing

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It was in a grim room on Eddy Street that I finally opened 'A Moveable Feast.' I read it all overnight. I read it again the next day.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Again Day Feast Finally Grim Next Opened Overnight Read Room Street

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I've always been fascinated by the Mississippi River and the way of life in these small river towns.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Always Been Fascinated Life Mississippi Mississippi River River Small Towns Way

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As a high-school drop-out, I knew I wanted to write, but I wasn't overly confident that I was going to be writing anything serious. I was happy enough with the idea that I could be a penny-a-word guy and survive.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Anything Confident Could Drop-Out Enough Going Guy Happy High-School Idea Knew Overly Serious Survive Wanted Write Writing

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Earned a bachelor's at 27, then an M.F.A. that is still completely unused and in mint condition, never taken out of the box.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Bachelor Box Condition Earned Mint Never Out Still Taken Then Unused

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When poetry is on the money, 12 words can slay you. I admire that greatly.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Admire Greatly Money Poetry Words You

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It's called 'The Outlaw Album,' not 'The Ozarks Album.' These are stories that delve into different kinds of outlawry, from criminal acts to interior, or psychological, outlawry. The book is not meant to be a tapestry of the Ozarks.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Acts Album Book Criminal Different Different Kinds Interior Kinds Meant Meant To Be Outlaw Psychological Stories Tapestry

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I guess it's ridiculously romantic, but I wanted to be a full tilt, sink-or-swim writer.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: Full Guess Ridiculously Romantic Tilt Wanted Writer

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I've bumped into at least three people in town who all insist 'Winter's Bone' is about them.

~Daniel Woodrell

Topics: About Bone Insist Least People Them Three Town Who Winter

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: March 4th, 1953

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