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There was a part of me that always wanted to be an editor.

~David Grann

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Honestly, I had no idea what to do on Twitter when I started. I didn't follow it enough. Slowly, though, I started to realize what I'm okay at. Like, I'm just not particularly witty.

~David Grann

Topics: Enough Follow Had Honestly Idea Just Like No Idea Okay Particularly Realize Slowly Started Though Twitter Witty

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I'm kind of odd; I'm a technophobe who isn't a technophobe. I'm afraid of new things, but eventually I love them. That happened with Twitter.

~David Grann

Topics: Afraid Eventually Happened Kind Love New New Things Odd Them Things Twitter Who I Love

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When I work on stories, I tend to be pretty obsessive.

~David Grann

Topics: Obsessive Pretty Stories Tend Work

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It's funny: I don't know if she babysat, but I spent time with Judy Blume when I was little.

~David Grann

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I grew up around writers, and there was always a romance to them. They were charming. They would tell their stories of what they were working on, over the table.

~David Grann

Topics: Always Around Charming Grew Over Romance Stories Table Tell Them Up Were Working Would Writers

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For a while, when I got out of college, I tried to write fiction. I'd grown up more around novelists, and my initial attraction was to write fiction. But I was much less suited for it. I always struggled to figure out what people were saying or doing in a particular moment.

~David Grann

Topics: Always Around Attraction College Doing Fiction Figure Got Grown Initial Less Moment More Much Novelists Out Particular People Saying Struggled Suited Tried Up Were While Write I Tried

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I had many different careers early on. I knew I wanted to be a writer. But, like so many people, I didn't know how to be one - other than just do it. I didn't know what form it would take.

~David Grann

Topics: Careers Different Early Form Had How Just Just Do It Knew Know Like Many Other People So Many People Take Than Wanted Would Writer

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Early on, I tried fiction, but I wasn't very good at it. I wrote a very bad novel that is thankfully sitting in a drawer somewhere.

~David Grann

Topics: Bad Drawer Early Fiction Good Novel Sitting Somewhere Thankfully Tried Very Wrote I Tried

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When I work on stories, I tend to lose sight of everything else. I forget to pay bills or to shave. I don't change my clothes as often as I should.

~David Grann

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: March 10th, 1967

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