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I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish.

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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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The house was on fire, i greeted them tersely. In case you're interested. they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house was still standing. Fang sniffed, smelling the smoke. It's out, right? he said
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The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent—like her résumé́ for another job.
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Yes, I sounded like a pathetic weenie. I prefer to think of it as showing my softer side.
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Jeez, was that a lion? Please tell me it’s behind bars. It’s a zoo, Iggy,” Nudge said, taking his arms and leading him. Everything’s behind bars.
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I vill now destroy the snickuh bahrs!
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This is my brain: O This is my brain after making out with Fang: * It's very sad.
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You're lying through your fangs, Iggy accused. Fang tried to play innocent--but innocent Fang is an oxymoron, so it didn't work.
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Not saving you from this storm, mutant,” he said. “Saving you for your later fate, we are.” His voice was weirdly inflected and metallic, like an automated answering machine. “Oh, good. Yoda captured us,” Fang whispered.
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A vet! I started laughing weakly and had to sit on the edge of the tub. A vet. Wait till they found out how appropriate that was.
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I knew how good love could be -- I knew it was the best thing I'd ever done in my life -- and yet here I was alone. I was taking chances with my life. I kept telling everybody that I was all right, but I wasn't.
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In a manner of speaking. As we intend for you to found a dynasty. And that dynasty will rule society until it has progressed enough to- Overthrow the dynasty in a revolutionary, blood filled coup! Iggy said eagerly. We all looked at him. Just saying. He sheepishly took a bite of cookie.
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While carefully synchronizing our wings-they almost touched-Fang leaned in,gently put one hand behind my neck and kissed me.It was just about close to heaven i'll ever get,I guess.I closed my eyes,lost in the feeling of flying and kissing and being with the one person in the world I completely ,utterly trusted.
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Don't depend on others to give you strength....Find it within yourself
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You have a memory chip that small implanted in you,” he verified. I nodded, guessing this was somewhat worse than having cooties.
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You could have gotten a car with GPS, Total said helpfully. Yes, I said Or we could have brought along a dog that doesn't talk. I gave Angel a pointed look, and she smiled, well, angelically, at me. Total huffed, offended at me and climbed into her lap.
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I didn't care for most of the books I was being asked to read in school. I started reading like crazy right after high school when I got a job in a mental hospital. I was working my way through college, and I did a lot of night shifts, and there was nothing to do. So I read like crazy, serious stuff, all the classics.
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Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman.
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There's nothing more annoying than cold logic and reason when you've got a good fit going.
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Iggy. This is not a democracy, I said,(...)It's a Maxocracy.
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When I wanted information, it was silent when I didn't want to hear from it, it got chatty. It was alost as irritating as Fang.
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