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" Overall, I'd say I was an awesome bookseller, but probably not the best book shelver. I loved recommending books and helping people find books. "

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" I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go along. Occasionally, the characters surprise me, and I wonder how we got here. Other times, the characters are stubborn and won't do something I want them to in the story. "

" I was a huge bookworm as a kid, and you could usually find me reading something with a dragon on its cover. "

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" Just keep writing, and try to finish that novel. Remember, all authors started exactly where you are right now; the only difference between a published author and a non-published one is that the published author never stopped writing. "