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Inspiring words for aspiring writers (along with bits and pieces of the work of NY Times #1 best-selling author Marshall Karp)

In her diary Anne Frank expresses the dreams and f

In her diary Anne Frank expresses the dreams and fears of most writers. “I know I can write, but it remains to be seen whether I really have talent. And if I don't have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself.” .
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My first typewriter. A Bar Mitzvah gift from my gr

My first typewriter. A Bar Mitzvah gift from my grandparents. Young people today are amazed that you can simply tap on the keyboard, and you don’t need a printer. How cool. Who invented that? .
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Joseph Heller did more than write an American clas

Joseph Heller did more than write an American classic. He redefined logic with this: “Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.”
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A few years before I started killing people off in

A few years before I started killing people off in books, I wrote Just Looking, a coming of age comedy set in 1955, starring Patti LuPone, Gretchen Mol, Ryan Merriman, and Peter Onorati, and directed by Jason Alexander. If you have fond memories of 1955, The Bronx, or discovering sex, and you have 97 minutes to spare, you can watch it at karpkills.com/my-movie
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Of all the advice from this collection of writing

Of all the advice from this collection of writing giants, this one from Kurt Vonnegut telling me to inflict pain and suffering on my characters is the hardest to follow. .
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