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I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.
Nora Roberts
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Nora Roberts
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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If you don't read for pleasure, you'll lose your edge as a writer.
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Roarke's brow cocked as he noted Casto take in the black satin that slithered over Eve's body. In the manner of men or unfriendly male dogs, Roarke showed his teeth.
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It does not make you less of a woman to need a man. To need one to exist, yes, this is nonsense. To need one to give one scope and importance, this is dishonest. But to need a man, one man, to bring joy and passion? This is life
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Luck is luck ... What we do with it determines whether it's good or bad.
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You have to believe in it to get it.
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A good story's like a door, and you can go through it whenever you need to. After you've read it or seen it or heard it, you can still go back through it. Once it's yours, it's always yours.
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Eve engaged her On Duty sign and stepped out of the car. Immediately her ears were assaulted with a blast of music. Christmas carols pumped, full blast, into the air. She decided that people ran inside, ready to buy anything, just to escape the noise.
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know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.
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Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other.
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In all the illusions, you're the only truth that I need
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