First Draft - George Saunders (Returns Again)
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, a Tale for Children
CNN's John Sutter reads a passage from an author that speaks to him as a writer. This is just the first paragraph of Gabriel Garcia-Markez' "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, A Tale for Children" He says he loves the way details build up and build up until you're convinced of the total reality of the thing. And then Marcus throws in with enormous wings as a last phrase.
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