Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing.

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• Harlan Coben:

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• Harlan Coben:

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• Harlan Coben:

  I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.