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Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don't like them. Then don't do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful.

Patricia Briggs

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
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