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First Draft - George Saunders (Returns Again)

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

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How Do You Get Away From Writing?

"If I'm feeling stuck, I'll just sort of go sit down and play for 20, 30 minutes," he says. "I have kind of internalized the sense that, OK, if it gets rejected, then it's not doing that stunning by definition" His favorite word? Well, last time I would have said autumnal, but I am kind of stabilized into a word that I think is overused."

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