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Dominick Dunne Books

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“I'm sick, sick, sick to death of reading about the Mitford sisters." "Have you read INSPIRED BY IAGO?" "HEAVENS ! no!" "It's not what you think ... it opens in a trailer park ..." "Right AWAY you've lost me. A little 'trailer park' goes a long way with me." "What do you like?" asked Arthur Harburg, patiently. He was used to dealing with his spoiled clients. "I like a book with short chapters," said Matilda. "I love to be able to say, 'I just want to finish this chapter,' and do it. SUCH a feeling of accomplishment." ~Dominick Dunne, PEOPLE LIKE US”

“The best advice on writing was given to me by my first editor, Michael Korda, of Simon and Schuster, while writing my first book. 'Finish your first draft and then we'll talk,' he said. It took me a long time to realize how good the advice was. Even if you write it wrong, write and finish your first draft. Only then, when you have a flawed whole, do you know what you have to fix.”