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The most painstaking phase comes when the manuscript is set in 'type' for the first time and the first proofs of the book are printed. These initial copies are called first-pass proofs or galleys.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Book Copies First First Time Initial Manuscript Most Painstaking Phase Printed Set Time Type

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One question that often comes up is why, in this age of blogs and tweets and instant digital communication of all kinds, it still takes so long to publish a book.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Age Blogs Book Communication Digital Instant Kinds Long Often Publish Question Still Takes Tweets Up Why

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I knew Berlin would have to become a kind of character in my new book, 'In the Garden of Beasts'. I had felt likewise about Chicago when I wrote 'The Devil in the White City' and Galveston with 'Isaac's Storm'.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Beasts Become Berlin Book Character Chicago City Devil Felt Garden Had Isaac Kind Knew Likewise New New Book Storm White Would Wrote

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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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I can read in any book and newspaper about the city of Detroit, but I want to hear what the people in Detroit have to say about Detroit. My best education is actually talking to people.

~Erin Cummings

Topics: About Actually Any Best Book City Detroit Education Hear Newspaper People Read Say Talking Want I Can

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No one wants to read a math book.

~Erin Duffy

Topics: Book Math Read Wants

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I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded!

~Erin Duffy

Topics: Biographies Book Fiction Fun Good Good Fun Historical Historical Fiction Like Much Mysteries Well-Rounded

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Most consumers don't have a good metric for deciding on whether the dictionary they want to use is a good one... so they flip the book over, then go to the back, and it says, 'Over 250,000 entries.' And they go, 'Great, this dictionary must be awesome!'

~Erin Mckean

Topics: Awesome Back Book Consumers Deciding Dictionary Flip Go Good Great Metric Most Must Over Says Then Use Want Whether

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I feel 'The Night Circus' has a complete story arc in one book. I like it as a single volume. It feels complete to me, and I wouldn't want to stretch it out into something it's not.

~Erin Morgenstern

Topics: Arc Book Circus Complete Feel Feels Like Me Night One Book Out Single Something Story Stretch Volume Want I Feel

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Plot is not my forte. It's like I have to live in my head in the book for a while before I figure out what the story is... My process is a bit messier.

~Erin Morgenstern

Topics: Before Bit Book Figure Forte Head Like Live Out Plot Process Story While

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