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Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years.

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Alex Haley
Age: 70 †
Born: 1921
Born: August 11
Died: 1992
Died: February 10
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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
Alexander M. P. Haley
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