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I Am Politically Pro-choice, But Personally Pro-life. I Have My Faith But Refuse To Force It On The World At Large - Especially This World, So Brutal And Unjust. I Cannot Make These Wrenching Personal Life And Death Decisions For Others - Nor Do I Believe They Should Be Made By A Church Run By Childless Men.

Beauty, You Can Find It Here If You Look Hard Enough.

I Believe That One Of The Most Damning Things About Our Culture Is The Adage To Never Talk Religion And Politics. Because We Don't Model This Discourse At The Dinner Table And At Thanksgiving, We Don't Know How To Do It Well And We're Not Teaching Our Children About The World And About How To Discuss It.

The Lessons Learned In Journalism Also Apply. Writing For Npr Has Taught Me To Cut A Piece In Half And Then In Half Again - Without Losing The Essence. Apply That To The Swollen Prose Of A Bulky Novel And You Might Reveal A Beautiful Work.

You Want The Greatest Trick For Writing A Novel? Here It Is: Imagine Urgently Whispering Your Story Into One Person's Ear - And Only One. This One Visualization Will Clarify Every Word Choice You Make.