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Success is so fleeting, even if you get a good book deal or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: What about the next one?

Dani Shapiro

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Dani Shapiro
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: April 10
Author
Novelist
New York City
New York
Fear
Next
Book
Even
Fleeting
Good
Deal
Always
Deals
Huge
Success

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