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Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants... in a Roundabout Way

Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants... in a Roundabout Way

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 10, 2021

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Fictionalizing the Publishing Industry from the Inside

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Fictionalizing the Publishing Industry from the Inside

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Sanjena Sathian on Writing into Obsessions You'd Rather Avoid

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Elizabeth McCracken on Placing Her Characters in New Settings

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