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Writer Matters


How long does it take
to write a masterpiece?
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Emily Bronte:
9 months: Wuthering Heights
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Victor Hugo:
12 years: Les Miserables
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Brahms:
21 years: Symphony No. 1
2 months: Symphony No. 2
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J.R.R. Tolkien:
7 years: The Hobbit
12 years: Lord Of The Rings

Leonard Cohen:
5 years: Hallelujah
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Maya Angelou:
15 years: 7th vol. of her autobiography,
Vol. 1 is I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
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Toni Morrison published her 1st novel at:
age 40: The Bluest Eye
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Mary Wesley published her 1st novel at:
age 71: Jumping The Queue
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Frank McCourt published his 1st novel at:
age 66: Angela's Ashes
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Millard Kaufman published his 1st novel at:
age 90: Bowl of Cherries
"live one day at a time & make it a masterpiece"
-- Dale West
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