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Kimmen Sjolander
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My own failed literary efforts often reveal a basic flaw in my casting process: there are redundancies. I’ve got two characters performing the same narrative task. The goal should be just the opposite, to cast supporting characters whose
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“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
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“E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' You don't have to see where you're going, you don't have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
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“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
― Seneca's Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency
― Seneca's Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency
“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.”
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Amsterdam Women & Friends
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This book club began in Amsterdam, as a group of women meeting in cafes to discuss our favorite writers and books, focusing on women writers around th ...more
Kimmen’s 2025 Year in Books
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