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Brad Wendel / June 10, 2015

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My books are water; those of the greatest geniuses are wine. Everybody drinks water. Mark Twain
If you get the landscape right, the characters will step out of it, and they’ll be in the right place. Annie Proulx
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. William Butler Yeats
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they’re about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in the yard if you want to express yourself. Zadie Smith
Become emotionally involved. If you don’t care about your characters, your readers won’t either. Judy Blume