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...With a person like that, there can't be character development, so you actually give up one of the most important aspects of the novel. And that's problematic. The onus now is, How do I create character while also moving forward the mystery, the plot, the crime, the resolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mystery Writer Walter Mosley | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

Inspiration is a charged word, like everything is beautiful. It sounds positive. So when you're having a character brutally murder another person, does that come from inspiration? Nooo. Some kind of convoluted notion of the world has come up, and you've recorded it. But to be inspired? 'Inspired' work really sounds awful: 'The day was beautiful. The person I'm with is beautiful. We were deeply in love. We got married. We stayed together. We never cheated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mystery Writer Walter Mosley | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...else who interacts with them socially and frequently participates in care routines like feeding and bathing." These relationships are healthy and part of normal development. And becoming attached to a nanny doesn't equal becoming detached from a mother, or that the two are interchangeable. "A nanny or other person is added to the existing relationships most babies have." (See the mobile apps that make adultery easier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Nannies Really Turn Boys into Future Adulterers? | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...letter, which emphasized the history of amicable relations between the 5,800-person union and University negotiators, stated that the recent preliminary meetings between both parties have been dominated by an “optimistic spirit...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman and Tara W. Merrigan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Both Sides Optimistic Before Negotiations | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

...labor and other progressive interest groups plans to launch its own outside effort to educate voters about the benefits of the new reform law in advance of November elections. "If we can teach the public what's in it, it can help trump the politics of repeal," says one person involved in this effort, which is likely to work with Anita Dunn, who resigned as White House communications director in December. "We need to build a political case for health care reform over the next 10 months." (See what health care reform really means...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Once Opponents, Insurers Back Effort to Make Health Reform Succeed | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

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