{"id":9289,"date":"2012-05-07T20:17:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T03:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=9289"},"modified":"2012-05-07T20:22:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T03:22:03","slug":"ray-bradbury-on-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2012\/05\/07\/ray-bradbury-on-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Bradbury on Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topimage\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/wpid-Photo-May-7-2012-805-PM.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/wpid-Photo-May-7-2012-805-PM.jpg\" id=\"blogsy-1336447287507.9963\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"425\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ray Bradbury talks about the function of the writer in civilization and some of how he approaches his work. 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