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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
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Frostpine made a face. Lifting the cup, he dumped its contents down his throat. “Auugghh!” he yelled, his voice stronger than it had been since his return from the harbor. Are you trying to kill me, woman? If I mean to kill someone, I do it, Rosethorn told him. I don't try.
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As long as there's life, there's hope.
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