Writing What You Know
02/24/20 • 13 min
Ever heard the phrase "write what you know"? Ever wonder if some of your favorite authors heeded that advice and to what extreme?
In this episode of A Book and A Dream, Megan O'Russell shares some of her favorite (sometimes ludicrous) real-life encounters and how she wove those moments into her stories, and wonders what would happen if we could ask big name authors about their real-world inspiration.
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Ever heard the phrase "write what you know"? Ever wonder if some of your favorite authors heeded that advice and to what extreme?
In this episode of A Book and A Dream, Megan O'Russell shares some of her favorite (sometimes ludicrous) real-life encounters and how she wove those moments into her stories, and wonders what would happen if we could ask big name authors about their real-world inspiration.
Get full access to Page by Page Podcast Substack at meganorussell.substack.com/subscribe
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