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At some point in the writing process, I realized that in order to track their trajectory respectfully, I had to write two
Apr 25,2023
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At some point in the writing process, I realized that in order to track their trajectory respectfully, I had to write two passes from each of the nine main characters’ point of view. Even if a character wasn’t active in a scene, they were affected — and sometimes fundamentally changed — by the exchanges happening on the other side of the room. I needed to give each of these women a chance to be the only important character in my mind for a couple of drafts, to track the minutiae of each of their emotional and intellectual responses to the unfolding conversation.
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