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My experience is that an original and compelling idea for a novel is a rare thing.

James Thayer

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James Thayer
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 18
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I've never discovered the idea for my next novel while I was still working on the current novel. Other writers don't suffer this.
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When I was hired by the University of Washington extension school to teach the one-year fiction writing course - 96 classroom hours - I quickly determined that I knew only about an hour's worth off the top of my head.
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I researched fiction writing for months before I taught my first class, much of it looking for strong techniques from bestselling authors.
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