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S1, Ep2 How to Fail: Sebastian Faulks

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

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How to Write a Proper Book

I started writing Engelbe in September, and I really thought I should be doing a proper book. After about 30, 40, 50 pages, I said to myself, well, I haven't got another idea at the moment. But by Christmas, I had finished. So you see, in failing to write a proper book, you succeeded to write Engelbe - which for my money is one of my favorite of yours. How long did it take you to write? Was it quick? Yeah. It took about four months. My children are 27, 25 and 21 and none of them has a license. I failed my test twice, but I still had a license by the time I was

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