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Writing is a solitary activity. Writers are loners who by their nature
are drawn to the sidelines, where they can better observe and make sense
of the parade of life as it tootles past them.
Writers communicate better on the page than they do in person.
by Jeff Baker
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2. Writers must sell their book as if it were a box of soap and sell themselves as if they were politicians. If they want anyone to read their work, and surely if they want to make a living as a writer, they must charm strangers and make people they might otherwise ignore feel friendly toward them. They often must aggressively go against their own nature and violate their own privacy. |
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Ian
Lancaster Fleming
World War II vet, Journalist, Author born 1908 to Scottish parents, died 1964 at "Goldeneye" in Jamaica |
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Trevanian
A.K.A. Professor Rod Whitaker
o The Eiger Sanction published in 1972 o The Loo Sanction in 1973 o Shibumi in 1979 - in the humble opinion of witiger, the best book he has ever read more info at www.witiger.com/hobbies/trevanian.htm |
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Clancy
- I liked him in the early 1990's - but he has since become "Tom Clancy Inc." |
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