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Personally, i like the social novel. i like writing that gets in and under the hood and looks about - at what's going on. but i don't say to any writer that that's absolutely what they should do.
-Colum McCann
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Personally, I Like The Social Novel. I

Colum McCann
Personally, i like the social novel. i like writing that gets in and under the hood and looks about - at what's going on. but i don't say to any writer that that's absolutely what they should do.
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What type of new economical system can organize this system? there is another sector in our life, that we rely on every single day, that are absolutely essential: the social commons, the social economy. it is all the activity we engage in to create social capital. it doesn't create capital market. social commons is growing faster than the market place. it is growing faster than the market place. the social commons include any activity that is deeply social and collaborative.
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I was a lot dumber when i was writing the novel. i felt like worse of a writer because i wrote many of the short stories in one sitting or over maybe three days, and they didn't change that much. there weren't many, many drafts. that made me feel semi-brilliant and part of a magical process. writing the novel wasn't like that. i would come home every day from my office and say, "well, i still really like the story, i just wish it was better written." at that point, i didn't realize i was writing a first draft. and the first draft was the hardest part.
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