This week, Alida and Robert discuss a craft essay by George Saunders, titled “What Writers Really Do When They Write.” It’s all about the writing process, and we get a lot of value out of this essay. We highly recommend it to anyone writing a story.

Get the essay at The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/04/what-writers-really-do-when-they-write

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This week, Alida and Robert discuss a craft essay by George Saunders, titled “What Writers Really Do When They Write.” It’s all about the writing process, and we get a lot of value out of this essay. We highly recommend it to anyone writing a story.

Get the essay at The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/04/what-writers-really-do-when-they-write

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“What Writers Really Do When They Write” by George Saunders

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