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Nancy Peacock Actually I'd given up on writing. I was discouraged. Every book seemed to wring me out emotionally and because they were not huge successes in the pub…moreActually I'd given up on writing. I was discouraged. Every book seemed to wring me out emotionally and because they were not huge successes in the publishing world, I wondered if I should keep on. I was empty. Nothing creative was going on for me, but every morning I got up and walked three miles in the dark to the top a hill to watch the sunrise over a pasture. It was beautiful and profound, and one day a line entered my head from nowhere. "I have been to hangings before, but never my own." This was the first time that Persimmon Wilson spoke to me. I did not forget it. That night I watched the Ken Burn's documentary on The West and began to wonder if there had been any black Indians. I count this as the second time Persimmon Wilson spoke to me. I began writing the next day. (less)

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Nancy Peacock Mostly I think the inspiration comes from not feeling too pushed about it. I hate deadlines because they take creative control out of my hands and put…moreMostly I think the inspiration comes from not feeling too pushed about it. I hate deadlines because they take creative control out of my hands and put a date on it, a date that does not always allow me to back away from the work and then come forward, as I tend to do. I can't write well if all I am doing is coming toward it. I have to pull away and take walks, or cook, be quiet in some way. When I cleaned houses for a living I had the perfect balance between writing in the morning before going to work, and being alone but physical during the day. My subconscious did a lot of work while I cleaned someone other people's houses.(less)

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	The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson 4.15 avg rating — 1,393 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Broom of One's Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning & Life 3.91 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Without Water 3.74 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Across the Road 3.89 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

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