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When you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the words for themselves.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Write
Seems
Character
Characters
Take
Magic
Writing
Seem
Life
Start
Words
Comes

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