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“I find the elitism and blatant provincialism of many (Manhattan-based) New Yorkers unattractive. Just as place can be an identity crutch that helps a person feel individual, place can be a crutch in poetry.”

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Cate Marvin

Cate Marvin, born in 1969, is a talented poet whose works are known for their profound emotions and unique style. She has won numerous awards and has been widely praised by literary critics. more

“It takes a certain kind of mind to narrate, to work through character motivation, to be unforgiving to one's writer-self when it comes down to creating the minutiae of detail. Writing fiction requires stamina, a sense of how people's lives work, how people work toward and against one another and, above all, precision.”

People Writing Mind Kind Self Character Motivation Certain Fiction Creating Details Precision Stamina Writing Fiction Unforgiving Minutiae

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“The fiction writer has a lot of balls to juggle. Setting, pacing, dialogue, and so on. And let's not forget: plot. That was always a hard one for me. And I always had this spastic tendency to wrap up a story before I'd seen it the whole way through, a sort of writer's pre-ejaculatory tendency: "The End!"”

Way Ends Hard Whole Stories Forget Fiction Balls Setting Dialogue Tendencies Settings Plot Wraps Fiction Writers Pacing One For Me

Author:Cate Marvin

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