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    Michael Bailey: Palindrome Hannah

    Very admirable. No one likes criticism. Since you're being so honest, I wonder if you feel like Palindrome Hannah was the best you were capable of writing at the time, or do you feel like it would've been much better if you'd gotten more feedback and worked harder on revisions?
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    Does Sex Sell?

    I don't know. Do you know any women who wear higher heels when they go to a club and lower heels at work?
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    Does Sex Sell?

    No kidding. I always though it was because high heels made your legs and butt look nicer.
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    Pinter´s speech at the Swedish Academy

    Now, if Pinter had said that he liked The Davinci Code, you'd have 25,792 posts about it.
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    Is Time Real?

    I think, therefore I am, proves my existence. I thought, therefore I existed, proves my past existence. Therefore since I existed in the past, the past must've existed. Time is relative to me, but that is consistent with Einstien.
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    Is Time Real?

    I really waste a lot of time on the Internet.
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    Does Sex Sell?

    I don't know if they run this ad in other countries, but one guy asks the other why he's late for the game. Guy smiles, and explains, his words censored by a little blue pill over his lips. The jaw of everyone around him drops in shocked silence. There's a couple of other pretty risque...
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    Does Sex Sell?

    I thought that was obvious. On the other hand, I don't think women buy high heels because they are comfortable.
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    Does Sex Sell?

    Viagra, beer, fashion items, make up, grooming products, fitness products, etc. It's a pretty long list. Sex is pretty popular.
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    Character Personality

    Only up to a point. Anne Rice was obviously never a vampire and JK Rowling never went to wizard school. Many readers want to read about incredible places they've never been to before. Imagining those places, and imagining the characters reactions to them, is an important part of the...
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    Making characters three-dimensional

    I think it's a thick line. Anyone can create a caricature in a couple of minutes. Compelling characters take an enormous amount of work and at least a little bit of talent.
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    Surprisingly Good Writing

    I was driving by a strip club today. (I swear I was just driving by; I didn't even slow down.) The sign said "Break your New Year's resolutions here." It made me laugh. I thought it was pretty good writing, especially for a strip club. I also like, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." I think it...
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    Does Sex Sell?

    For some products, yes.
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    John Irving

    I see you've decided to read A Prayer. I hope you post your review. It's been a while since I read it, but I really enjoyed it and thought it was the best of his that I've read.
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    John Irving: Until I Find You

    A common problem for writers. You write, because you have something to say. You quickly find out, however, that no one is interested in what you have to say, readers just want to be entertained.
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    Best book to movie?

    The movie stayed pretty true to the book. Much of the dialogue was taken from the book word for word. Probably why the movie was so good. That, and Anthony Hopkin's performance.
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    Voice recognition

    I'm dictating this. If you can get it working, it's great.
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    Mass market paper backs for specific classes or gender?

    Does a book that has 25 million hard cover in print have "a greater status, more prestige and appeal to more hardcore literary types?" than a paperback? Based on some of the comments here, I'd say no.
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    Modern "Art of War" books?

    Machiavell wrote The Prince. Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War.
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