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That's what writing is all about, after all, making others see what you have put down on the page and believing that it does, or could, exist and you want to go there.

Anne McCaffrey

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Anne McCaffrey
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: November 21
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Anne Inez McCaffrey
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Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. Writing has been so much a part of my life that I'm really quite annoyed that I can't do as much as I used to.
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I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel
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I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime
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Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them.
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Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.
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I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept
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How much can a dragon carry? As much as it thinks it can
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Tell the readers a story! Because without a story, you are merely using words to prove you can string them together in logical sentences.
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Tell a story! Don't try to impress your reader with style or vocabulary or neatly turned phrases. Tell the story first!
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A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.
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My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckly the rest is subject to change without notice.
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What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food.
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Fear has its uses but cowardice has none.
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Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth
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To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day.
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I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens
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I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom
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Step by step Moment by moment We live through Another day
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