Writers' Routines: Maya Angelou

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It begins at 5:30 in the morning. After showering, she leaves the house, preferring to write somewhere else.

“I keep a hotel room. I have everything taken off the walls, and I bring in yellow pads, a Roget’s Thesaurus, a dictionary, a bible, a deck of cards, crossword puzzles and a bottle of…

I love this talk of little and big minds. I call my little mind my back brain. I have no idea what it’s doing back there most of the time, but I’m learning to trust it even when I don’t see the results right away.

(Source: books.google.com)

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