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Profiled on her seemingly limitless ability to writewritewrite.
There’s no denying a collective fascination with prolific artists. Just how did Mozart produce so many symphonies in his 34 years? How did Picasso produce thousands of works in so many media, given his tumultuous love life – even if he did live to 91? The questions really have no simple answer, and so the mystery endures.
Among major contemporary writers, Joyce Carol Oates, now 70, yields a similar reaction. Since 1964, when her first novel debuted, she has published 54. Then there are the 31 collections of short stories, as well as the volumes of essays, plays and poetry. By the most conservative estimate, that’s two-plus books a year.
Just how does she do it? To Oates, her level of production isn’t all that mysterious.
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