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Roddy Doyle on why writers need to be flexible – Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)

Knight on horsebackDo change your mind. Good ideas are often murdered by better ones. I was working on a novel about a band called The Partitions. Then I decided to call them The Commitments – Roddy Doyle

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2 comments on “Roddy Doyle on why writers need to be flexible – Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)

  1. Michelle Proulx
    January 18, 2015
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    If I had a penny for every time I wrote down a scene, and then had a brainwave half an hour later that required an entire re-write of said scene … well, I wouldn’t be rich, obviously, as a penny isn’t very much money, but you get the idea 😀

    • bridget whelan
      January 18, 2015
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      Half an hour later isn’t bad – it’s when the great idea comes when you thought everything was done and dusted that hurts, but there’s nothing for it: the better idea has to win…

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