In the past, he says, it was always possible to write a letter to a newspaper's editor.

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You continue to write a newspaper column despite having a successful career as a novelist.

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Encouraged by the Associated Press reporter Lorena Hickok, her loving confidante, she began to write a daily newspaper column, hold frequent press conferences, and speak out, at home and in public, for the poor, for the oppressed, and for the unlucky.

NEWYORKER: State of the Union

In a recent interview with Spain's El Pais newspaper, the author discussed his plans to write a new book.

CNN: Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies

When a major newspaper asked him to write an op-ed about the Weiner scandal, he declined.

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