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Fascinating conversation!

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Thank you, Ted! Happy new year!

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Fantastic interview. Loved what you got out of him with those questions. Now I’m excited to check out more work from the both of you

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Thank you! Frank is truly a multi-talented guy, and I loved his answers too.

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I'm looking forward to it, as well.

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Fascinating, as I'm also a physician and a novelist.

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I didn't know you were a doctor too - thanks for posting, Maureen!

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I really enjoyed this interview. I love writers who come to it from unusual experiences. Here's a cool Vietnam story by a friend of mine. I think you'll like it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/06/i-am-the-grass/378245/

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Thank you, Barb! Btw, was just rereading the intro to NOVEL IDEAS in preparation for the Novel 1 course - looking forward to our conversation with you later this winter.

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Exactly what I needed to hear today!

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So pleased to see this, Tamar!

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When I was in my MFA program, a visiting writer I met with said he gave all our submitted work to him to his wife to read.

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I guess what I'm wondering is if you were glad or annoyed.

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Did she critique it for him? Or did she ask to read it?

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Critique it, and yes I was annoyed.

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Cannot believe he admitted this!

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