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I was supposed to write a romantic comedy, but my characters broke up.

Ann Brashares

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Comedy
Write
Character
Writing
Romantic
Broke
Supposed
Characters

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