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“My fear is you have to be careful as a writer to not get caught up in social media and blogging, because it can start to feed into your writing time. When you are writing a book, it's such a long journey where the payoff is way at the end, sometimes years away. The payoff of the blog post is today. You get the reinforcement, comments or "likes" immediately. It's appealing. You have to be patient with the book.”

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Matt de la Pena

Matt de la Pena, born on September 9, 1951, is an American writer whose works span a variety of genres, including novels, poetry, and young adult literature. He is known for his profound social insight and depiction of multiculturalism. more

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