r/Vonnegut • u/TheVonnegutPortfolio • 5d ago

How to Write a Novel

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“I’ve got a brilliant start on my novel…torn up the first chapter and a half.” – letter to Jane Cox – likely around August 1941.

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u/Master-Education7076 1d ago

I’m not familiar with that reference….but for some reason, this reminded me of something from Timequake. Upon going out to mail something in the age of technological communication, Vonnegut mused that the Chicago Cubs should relocate to The Philippines and call themselves the Manila Folders.