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Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.

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Nora Roberts
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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Silver Spring
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Eleanor Marie Robertson
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The simple and most complex answer is love.
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God is dead and I am his replacement.
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I loved the process of writing.
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Fine, you do that, and you tell them that at the very first opportunity, I'm coming down there and killing all of them. Mass murder. And after they're all dead, I'm going to kick the bodies around, dance on top of them, and sing a happy song. No jury will convict me.
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Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.
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My own sense of family, where I came from and what I made for myself is an important part of my life.
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