Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.
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I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but writing is what I was meant to do.
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Writing, basically breaks down to relationships between people and that is what you write about.
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My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953.
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I essentially write for myself.
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