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Sarah Winman: Tin Man

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The Importance of Emotional Pulse in a Book

An original Tin Man existed in 2005, 2006. It introduced me to my agent who said he would eat his hat if this book isn't published. But then part of what came next within publishing deals was that it was the right to go back and to rewrite this book. I started off with this man in loss, and I knew that would be it. And then what became very apparent, and I hadn't plotted at this point, I didn't know, was that he had to meet Michael,. He had to get to know his friend, and he had toget to know what happened. That was how it came about. You pack an absolutely huge amount into quite a small book.

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