Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, b…

Anne Lamott
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Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don't. Stay open to them. It's teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It's that simple. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.53, Anchor
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