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I write a lot in my head. The revision goes on internally. It's not spontaneous and it doesn't have a schedule.

Jamaica Kincaid

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Jamaica Kincaid
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 25
Novelist
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University Teacher
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St John's
Elanie Potter Richardson
Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson
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when people say you're charming you are in deep trouble.
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I'm always telling my students go to law school or become a doctor, do something, and then write. First of all you should have something to write about, and you only have something to write about if you do something.
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If I describe a person's physical appearance in my writing, which I often do, especially in fiction, I never say someone is black or white. I may describe the color of their skin - black eyes, beige skin, blue eyes, dark skin, etc. But I'm not talking about race.
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