First Draft - Alice McDermott (Returns Again!)
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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How Do You Think About Writing a Novel or Short Story?
The first essay, what i expect i had actually delivered, itbe s with the story of the three fire fighters who were killed on a sunday in june of two thousand one. So so there was some rewriting to be done, a to up data an essay like that. The delightful thing was how much i loved every single excerpt i had used while teaching. That was really the revelation for me. What was how these these sections of marvellous novels and short stories that i thought were inspiring remain inspiring. I didn't change a single i didnt an, it's not so good, you know?
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