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I don't write with an outline. I don't often know what I'm going to do as I'm writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct.

James Frey

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James Frey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 12
Blogger
Film Producer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
James Christopher Frey
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