
First Draft - Best of 2021 George Saunders
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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How to Write a Short Story Without a Samovar
"If i ever get stuck in a story, i'm just going to throw in a samovar," he says. "One of the dangers of writing is that we know too well what our story is about." Injecting a 'samovar' can disrupt your own plan, and help you grow as a writer. The book comes out on October 1 from Simon & Schuster.
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