Andre J de Saint Phalle

Andre J de Saint Phalle

What Nobody Tells the Writer at the Window

On remaindering, pulping, cloud costs and why you should write the book anyway

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André J. de Saint Phalle
Feb 22, 2026
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The coffee is cold because the words are finally coming and you don't stop for coffee when the words are coming.

Somewhere right now, someone is sitting at a window.

Maybe it’s a kitchen table in a rented apartment, or a desk in a spare bedroom that still smells like the previous tenant’s dog, or a corner of a coffee shop where the light comes in just rig…

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