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    The Autobiography of a Life I Never Lived

    The Autobiography of a Life I Never Lived

    Writing fiction is a form of wish fulfillment. Writing is such an immersive process that one of the byproducts is that the writer is imme...
    Based on a True Story

    Based on a True Story

    I’ve always been suspicious of films that purported to be “based on a true story.” That seems like a huge cheat to me. You get the advant...
    Fathering and Fiction

    Fathering and Fiction

    I’ve been writing nonfiction books for many years now, everything from parenting to politics. When I decided that I needed to write about...
    Little Bit

    Little Bit

    One of the questions I get from readers regularly is about whether my novels are autobiographical. I'm guessing this happens to me so muc...
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    In the Company of women

    In the Company of women

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