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The Difference Between Poe and Dickens

"I think that the spectre of the end makes it not possible. That's what i ta with with with narrative," he says. "The film ending has got to be thought about beforehand, absolutely completely conceived,. otherwise, total disastereye." He adds: "It is the difference between poe and dickens - you should never start writing a piece of fiction before you've already conceived of the end".

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