.. the way I work ... I'm really seized by the scruff of th… - Rikki Ducornet

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.. the way I work ... I'm really seized by the scruff of the neck each time. ... Something pounces. It's absolutely irresistible and often will pounce at three in the morning ... or at six in the morning ... And I will get up and start writing. ... I really count on novelty and synchronicity and dreams to direct me and to kind of release the energy.

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(née Erica Lynn DeGre, born April 19, 1943) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet, artist, and illustrator. She won the for Fiction in 1993 and in 2004.

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Alternative Names: Erika DeGre • Erica DeGre • Erica Ducornet

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