If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen.
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The world doesn't make much sense to me generally. I don't feel like I'm good at that.Tracy Kidder
What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.
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I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.
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Returning to Northampton, I thought here's a town that seems to be working pretty well, and I wonder why.
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Right now I'm really researching for a good non-fiction story... I doubt that I'll ever find a subject like Paul Farmer ever again.
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I can't invent stuff, but the techniques fiction writers use to create character and suspense can also be used when writing non-fiction.
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