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I don't outline at all; i don't find it useful, and i don't like the way it boxes me in. i like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
-Khaled Hosseini
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I Don't Outline At All; I Don't

Khaled Hosseini
I don't outline at all; i don't find it useful, and i don't like the way it boxes me in. i like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
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