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Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.

Anne Tyler

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Right
Hard
Writing
Mind
Snag
Mechanics
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