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Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite.
Alex Flinn
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Alex Flinn
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 23
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Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.
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The magic is over, but its effects will live forever.
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I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.
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True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer. He would search the world and certainly look again and again in every cottage in Euphrasia until he finds you.
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Maybe we judge people too much by their looks because it's easier than seeing what's really important.
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I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.
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It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.
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Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.
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Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.
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That's what true love should be like-the person should be part of your soul and you should know what they're feeling all the time.
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Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.
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