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Devan Sipher

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Los Angeles, The United States
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February 2012


Born in LA.

I always thought that would make a good title for my autobiography. Not that I plan on writing one.

I grew up mostly in Southfield, Michigan, which sounds misleadingly bucolic for a suburb of Detroit with more than 27 million square feet of office space.

For ten years, I was a writer of the Vows column at The New York Times, and my first novel, The Wedding Beat, was loosely based on my experience at the Times as a single guy writing about weddings.

You can read some of my articles at the Times .
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“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book� —Cicero

Is it only me, or does this quote make you picture marble shelves overloaded with remaindered books in ancient Rome?

There were almost 300,000 books published in 2011. In the United States. Add the rest of the literate world, and the number jumps to nearly two million. And that’s just in one year. That means there must be at least five million authors on the planet. More likely the total is closer Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 30, 2012 11:20 Tags: authors, book-publishing, books, cicero, writing
Average rating: 3.19 · 916 ratings · 183 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Wedding Beat

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The Scenic Route

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Jeden Tag ein Happy End: Roman

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Beautiful Ruins is a beautiful book. A coming of age story set in one of the most beautiful places on earth. It's a moving and compelling portrait and a wonderful escape from our own time and continent. ...more
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“If you let someone sweep you off your feet, you better be prepared to land on your ass.”
Devan Sipher, The Wedding Beat

“Everything in life is a choice, and I was choosing to be happy.”
Devan Sipher, The Wedding Beat

“There should be exit interviews for dating. Just a brief evaluation of the highlights and challenges of the relationship, and maybe a few questions like “So what exactly was it that motivated you to dump me?”
Devan Sipher, The Wedding Beat

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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
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“The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.”
Moss Hart, Act One

“The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.”
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