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Margaret Atwood Is An Optimist, Despite Writing Disaster

First Posted: 04/20/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:35 PM ET

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"Anybody who writes a book is an optimist," the much-honored writer says, with a dry impishness, in a phone interview. "First of all, they think they're going to finish it. Second, they think somebody's going to publish it. Third, they think somebody's going to read it. Fourth, they think somebody's going to like it. How optimistic is that?"

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"Anybody who writes a book is an optimist," the much-honored writer says, with a dry impishness, in a phone interview. "First of all, they think they're going to finish it. Second, they think somebody...
"Anybody who writes a book is an optimist," the much-honored writer says, with a dry impishness, in a phone interview. "First of all, they think they're going to finish it. Second, they think somebody...
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WYHKTai-Tai
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07:08 AM on 02/22/2010
She is one of my favourite writers. Loved Oryx & Crake, loved The Year of The Flood, among many others. I'd be happy if there were a 3rd, as there were a few more loose ends and characters I wanted to follow.
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07:26 PM on 02/18/2010
Still some of the best books i've ever read.
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02:10 PM on 02/18/2010
i have been a fan of margaret atwood since i read lady oracle in 1976. search it out and get it. it is a ripping good read.
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