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Writers Are Socially Observant. We Find People Endlessly Fascinating, And Real Life Is Mysterious. Sometimes It's Hard To Stop Staring At The Strut And Squawk Of My Fellow Man. They Can Be Quite Inspiring. Sometimes It's Hard To Stop Talking To Them To See What In The World They're Thinking.

The Lessons Learned In Journalism Also Apply. Writing For Npr Has Taught Me To Cut A Piece In Half And Then In Half Again - Without Losing The Essence. Apply That To The Swollen Prose Of A Bulky Novel And You Might Reveal A Beautiful Work.

If I'd Learned Nothing Else, It Was This: If You Want To Be A Great Writer, Be A Man. If You Can't Be A Man, Write Like One.

I Believe We're Brutes, But Then, Miraculously, There Are Those Among Us Who Stand Up Against That Brutishness And Remind Us Of The Goodness We're Capable Of.

I Don't Have A Favorite. I Need Different Genres At Different Times.