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10.20.2003

Author Ellory talks shop 

Yale Daily News: "When pressed for advice for aspiring writers, Ellroy told listeners to thwart the conventional advice 'write what you know.' Ellroy -- who said he was not completely knowledgeable about the topics he explores -- said a combination of imagination, research and detailed outlines closes the occasional information gaps for him.

'I've never been a private eye. I've never assassinated a president,' Ellroy said. 'But this is the kind of stuff I like to think about'..."

Heh.

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