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I knew from an online search that the Wisconsin State Historical Society, on the vast University of Wisconsin campus, held the papers of Sigrid Schultz, a spunky correspondent for the 'Chicago Tribune' who became one of Martha Dodd's friends in Berlin.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Became Berlin Campus Chicago Correspondent Friends Held Historical Knew Martha Online Papers Search Society State University Vast Who Wisconsin

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In hunting ideas for books, I look for stories about long-past events that once commanded the world's attention but that, for one reason or another, faded from contemporary awareness.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Another Attention Awareness Books Contemporary Events Faded Hunting Ideas Look Once Reason Stories World

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At some point, I stumbled across my two main protagonists: William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered professor of history picked by Roosevelt to be America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany, and Dodd's comely and rather wild daughter, Martha, who at first was enthralled with the so-called Nazi revolution.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Across Ambassador America Daughter First Germany History Main Martha Picked Point Professor Protagonists Rather Revolution Roosevelt So-Called Some Stumbled Two Who Wild William

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I envy other writers who claim to have a backlog of books they'd like to write.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Books Claim Envy Like Other Who Write Writers

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There is no secret orchard where ideas grow. Oh my, do I wish there were.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Grow Ideas No Secret Oh Secret Were Where Wish I Wish

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As my friends will tell you, I am a superior agonizer. Believe me, you do not want me in the cockpit of an airliner. But in my defense, choosing an idea is also a high-stakes affair.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Affair Also Am Believe Choosing Defense Friends Idea Me Superior Tell Want Will You I Am

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At some point in the idea process, I simply wear myself down and force myself to choose. But here's the thing: Once I do choose, suddenly all the other possibilities wither and die, and thus I never have a backlog of well-formed ideas waiting for me when my latest book gets finished.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Book Choose Die Down Finished Force Gets Here Idea Ideas Latest Me Myself Never Once Other Point Possibilities Process Simply Some Suddenly Thing Thus Waiting Wear Wither

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After I finish writing a chapter, I'll print it out, cut it up into paragraphs, and cut away any transition sentences. Then I shuffle all the paragraphs and lay them out as they come. As I arrange and hold them next to each other, very quickly a natural structure for the chapter presents itself.

~Erik Larson

Topics: After Any Arrange Away Chapter Come Cut Each Finish Hold Itself Lay Natural Next Other Out Paragraphs Presents Print Quickly Sentences Shuffle Structure Them Then Transition Up Very Writing

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When I'm in New York, I have, like probably everybody else in Manhattan, a white-noise generator to use at night: a Marpac Dual-Speed Dohm-DS. It is terrific. I've never slept better in the city.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Better City Else Everybody Everybody Else Generator Like Manhattan Never New New York Night Slept Terrific Use York

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When I'm interviewing somebody, I take notes with a Bic Cristal, the classic black-cap, clear-body, medium-weight pen. It works on many levels: You can chew the cap, and if you're really bored, you can bite the end off the back.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Back Bite Bored Cap Chew Classic End Interviewing Levels Many Many Levels Notes Off Pen Really Somebody Take Works You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 3rd, 1954

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