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Not getting bored of my own story and/or character is one of the main struggles I have had with novel writing, and I have put to bed big chunks of work that just didn't sustain my interest.

Aimee Bender

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Aimee Bender
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 28
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Writing
Struggle
Work
Getting
Chunks
Story
Struggles
Interest
Sustain
Bigs
Bored
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Main
Stories
Bed
Character
Novel

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