Alec Nevala-Lee

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Detail in the novel is dead wood. Excessive detail is your enemy.

—David Mitchell, to The New Yorker

Written by nevalalee

September 21, 2012 at 7:30 am

Posted in Quote of the Day, Writing

Tagged with David Mitchell, The New Yorker

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