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Eleven novelists explained how to write a great novel in the Wall Street Journal. My favorites:

“Put your left hand on the table. Put your right hand in the air. If you stay that way long enough, you’ll get a plot.” Margaret Atwood

When he [Junot Díaz] needs to seal himself off from the world, he retreats into the bathroom and sits on the edge of the tub.

“I find the bigger the monitor, the better the concentration.” Anne Rice

I’m going to buy a 30-inch monitor so I can write like Anne Rice! If you think that being a writer is a pain-free, care-free, and stress-free profession, you need to read this article by Alexandra Alter.

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