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My novel, which i had started with such hope shortly after publishing my first book of stories, wouldn't budge past the 75-page mark. nothing i wrote past page 75 made any kind of sense. nothing. which would have been fine if the first 75 pages hadn't been pretty damn cool.
-Junot Diaz
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My Novel, Which I Had Started With

Junot Diaz
My novel, which i had started with such hope shortly after publishing my first book of stories, wouldn't budge past the 75-page mark. nothing i wrote past page 75 made any kind of sense. nothing. which would have been fine if the first 75 pages hadn't been pretty damn cool.
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