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Awesome Infographic: How to Write a Booker Prize-Winning Novel

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Click through to see what books your favorite writers curled up with, in many cases offering an interesting view into their personal lives and mindset

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Twentieth Century Poets Immortalized

In 2012, the United States Postal Service will be releasing 10 Forever stamps featuring 20th century poets.

Sylvia Plath is my all-time favorite poet.  I’m extremely pleased to see that she is included amongst this prestigious group.
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Ian Rankin - On Writing

1. Read lots.

2. Write lots.

3. Learn to be self-critical.

4. Learn what criticism to accept.

5. Be persistent.

6. Have a story worth telling.

7. Don’t give up.

8. Know the market.

9. Get lucky.

10. Stay lucky.

This advice first appeared in The Guardian

Ian Rankin is the UK’s number 1 bestselling crime author. 

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Cafe Pushkin, Moscow

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“I am rooted, but I flow.”
—Virginia Woolf