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James Ellroy doesn’t think writing is easy and wants you to know it

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James Ellroy doesn’t think writing is easy and wants you to know it

By Mark E. Potts

, Yadira Flores and Cody Long

April 24, 2023 11:34 PM PT

Author James Ellroy stopped by the Los Angeles Times photo and video studio at the Festival of Books to talk about writing and reading and answer some very important questions.

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A native of Enid, Okla., Mark E. Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism.

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