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Michelle Brafman on Love Addiction as Fuel for Plot

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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TC Boyle on Writing About What You Want to Discover

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T.J. Newman on Why Writing in Secret Led to a Seven Figure Book Deal

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“I Tried To Be Witness to Him.” Sebastian Barry on Writing Characters That Have Survived Trauma

“I Tried To Be Witness to Him.” Sebastian Barry on Writing Characters That Have Survived Trauma

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 5, 2023

Mona Simpson on Reimagining Mental Health Hospitals in Her New Novel

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