I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.
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It was a small battle, but it was very important, because we won for the first time, ... It had a huge psychological effect. . . . That was its importance. They sensed it was possible, possible - not guaranteed, nothing was guaranteed - that we might prevail.
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The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin In what tone do you begin I almost have to have a scene in my mind.
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