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WRITERS ON WRITING

hen I wrote , my biggest challenge was finding a way to convey, in full force, the gravity of what my characters overcame. In that sense, I was terrified of failing to do them justice. Writing is not something I’m accustomed to thinking about—it’s impulsive, a gravitational pull like rolling down the hill. Words spill out. They aren’t necessarily good, in fact early on they’re awful, but

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