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Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs

American Writer

Born: Oct 23, 1965

Day Every Life People Write You

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Reading takes solitude and it takes focus. Augusten Burroughs

Solitude Focus Reading Takes

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward. Augusten Burroughs

You Yourself Luxury Giving Giving Up Discouraged Plow Must Absolutely Writer Allow Up Being Either Agents Forward Publishers Rejected

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully prepared to be challenged legally on it. Augusten Burroughs

Day Own Everything Televised TV Memoirs Some My Own Write Court End Up Truthful Expecting Legally Fully Prepared Challenged

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen. Augusten Burroughs

Once Would Write Knew Happen Decided Published

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day. Augusten Burroughs

Day Every Day Sit Down Every Only Ritual Write Just

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting. Augusten Burroughs

Marriage People Long Find Overdone Going Interesting

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father. Augusten Burroughs

Relationship Father Finished Side Possible Collection Memoir About Well Effects Just Stories Holiday Next Working Now

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep working in advertising, so it was just great that it was received so well and by such a huge audience. Augusten Burroughs

Great Book Seven Worst Out Come Well Advertising Audience Always Huge Sell Huge Audience Just Working Prepared Keep Copies Received

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it. Augusten Burroughs

You Ways Hated Pretty Know Advertising Years Lot

I never listen to music when I write. Augusten Burroughs

Music Write Never Listen

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago. Augusten Burroughs

Life Band Favorite Out Chicago

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true. Augusten Burroughs

Be True Before Definitely Memoir Writer True Read Reader Want Really

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing. Augusten Burroughs

Writing Tend Listen

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