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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.

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A victim of God may, Through learning adaption, Become a partner of God, A victim of God may, Through forethought and planning, Become a shaper of God. Or a victim of God may, Through shortsightedness and fear, Remain God's victim, God's plaything, God's prey.
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A workshop is a way of renting an audience, and making sure you're communicating what you think you're communicating. It's so easy as a young writer to think you're been very clear when in fact you haven't.
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No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.
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