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First Draft: Michael Cunningham (Returns)

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

CHAPTER

Finding a Balance in Writing

The speaker discusses the importance of balancing vividness and accuracy in writing, as well as the challenge of finding their own voice while being influenced by other writers. They share an excerpt from their own novel, influenced by Virginia Woolf, and reflect on the shoe repair man's neon sign that says 'shoe hospital'.

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