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If you look at top players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi - so many had a parent who was domineering to the point where you really had to question his sanity. It was nuts.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Had His Look Many Nuts Parent Players Point Question Really Sanity Top Where Who You

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The last book I read before I wrote my first book - 'Ghosts of Manhattan' - was 'The Gold Coast' by DeMille. I loved it, and it gave me a lot of energy to start into my own.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Before Book Coast Energy First Gave Ghosts Gold Last Lot Loved Manhattan Me My Own Own Read Start Wrote

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I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older two kids at school then write for a few hours.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Drop Few Hours Kids Like Me Mornings Older Our Protect School Then Try Two Write I Can

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The job for cable is to give the news and then also give the 'so what.'

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Also Cable Give Job News Then

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I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Book Great Iconic Like Pat

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There used to be a few 'Great Santinis', but now there's many 'Great Santinis'.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Few Great Many Now Used

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In September of 2001, I was living in the West Village of Manhattan, working from my home for a tech start-up.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Home Living Manhattan September Start-Up Tech Village West Working

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I've been pretty damn happy since 2001. More apparent danger than real danger for me, and even the apparent danger hasn't kept me from feeling warm, safe and loved. I've found love and a partner to raise three children that I'm glad to have brought into this beautiful world.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Apparent Beautiful Been Brought Children Damn Danger Even Feeling Found Glad Happy Kept Love Loved Me More Partner Pretty Raise Real Safe Since Than Three Warm World

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The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the day.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Best Best Work Brain Day Edit Important Important Thing Outside Reading Rest Thing Work Write Your

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Three hours of creating is taxing on any brain, and you should stop there. Some days, you may stop without any words at all. It's much easier to write new stuff the next day than to go through painful deletions of a day's worth of crap you already wrote.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Any Brain Crap Creating Day Days Easier Go Hours May Much New New Stuff Next Painful Should Some Stop Stuff Taxing Than Three Through Without Words Worth Write Wrote You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: August 25th, 1971

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