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Writing a novel is about capturing the heart of longing

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Naomi K
Feb 16, 2016
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When I'm starting to write a novel, there's always a point at which everything feels like it's in place, but I know it's not. For some reason, the writing is completely inert. And that's when I go around all day with a distracted air and mutter, usually to my boyfriend or girlfriend at the time, about how I haven't yet captured "the emotional core" of t…

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