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A Novel is Not a Story
"Although I am a novelist, I wouldn't call myself a storyteller. In fact, I would go so far as to say that I don’t like stories. I don’t get excited when someone decides to tell me a story, and I find the most boring parts of novels to be when things are happening...."
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