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Five hundred words a day is what I aim for. And I don't go on to the next chapter until I've polished and polished and polished the one I'm working on.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Aim Chapter Day Five Go Hundred Next Polished Until Words Working

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An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to write either funny or kind, but it's a voice they like, quirky like me... And you know, people like happy endings.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Adult Books Characterized Comedy Early Editor Either Endings Funny Happy Intelligent Kind Know Like Me Out People Quirky Romantic Romantic Comedy See Set Them Think Voice Write You I Think

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My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Charm Low Low Self-Esteem School Self-Esteem Send Tend Them Women I Can

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I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Aiming Around Day Five Food House Impressed Miles Shopping Too Walking Wear

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I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Although Driving Except Golf Range Television Visits Watch

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I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Ball Basketball Basketball Team Center Community Girl Guard Hebrew High High School Only School Shot Specialty Stealing Team Through

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I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.

~Elinor Lipman

Topics: Boston Fired Job Nearly Press Public Release Second Station Television Which Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: October 16th, 1950

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