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Emma's avatar

Thank you for making this a free post, I enjoyed it so much

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Rob Armstrong's avatar

Thanks for sharing the transcript of the chat. Very helpful if you can't make the chat.

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deirdre's avatar

Thanks for sharing! My favorite was you dodging the astrology questions

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Alex's avatar

I want to read Zac’s Reddit style neoww

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David Poznansky's avatar

This was great, thank you so much for making it a free post.

& Love your description of research: research: lived, embodied, immersive.

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Elisa's avatar
7dEdited

this was so inspiring to read — i used to write novels constantly as a teenager, but somewhere along the way i lost that momentum. reading this reminded me of how much i loved the process and made me feel excited to try again. thank you for sharing your approach so honestly, it really reignited something in me as a writer :) 🤍

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Michial Miller's avatar

Thanks for the insight into these convos, Ottessa. Love your books

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Nicollette Barsamian / NicoBar's avatar

Helpful stuff!

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Denik deBro's avatar

How-to doesn't apply to everybody all alike.

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Jack Bentz SJ's avatar

Helpful in so many ways. I don't always love your writing but I always love you as a writer. Smart, brave, creative and excellent.

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John's avatar

but i don't wanna be joseph

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