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Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research.
Colleen McCullough
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Colleen McCullough
Age: 77 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
Died: 2015
Died: January 29
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Colleen Margaretta McCullough
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If you love people, they kill you. If you need people, they kill you. They do I tell you!
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What was sleep? A blessing, a respite from life, an echo of death, a demanding nuisance?
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I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.
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