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May 28, 2014 · 8:01 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Focus”

“When you’re writing fiction or poetry… it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you’re doing… A young writer could do worse than follow the advice given in those lines.”
— Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver (1938–1988)

Raymond Carver (1938–1988)

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