Kate DiCamillo quote — “Writing a novel isn't like building a brick wall. You don't figure out…”

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Writing a novel isn't like building a brick wall. You don't figure out how to do it, and then it gets easier each time because you know what you're doing. With writing a novel, you have to figure it out each time. Each time you start over, you just have the language and the idea and the hope.

Kate DiCamillo

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