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First Draft - Best of 2021 George Saunders

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

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Young Writers - Is There a Superpower in It?

We have little choice about what kind of writers we will turn out to be. You were trying to write these maybe hetty stories, and then you realized you had a more humorous tone to yourself. And i think both like a taking the path of least resistance, and also really being able to let go of something and accept what is. To me, that's the most beautiful, bitter, sweet moment in a young artist's life - when they find out their super power isn't theirs.

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