Once I found the voice and the mode of the narrative, I could just PLAY — Shubha Sunder tells the story of Optional Practical Training

Send us Fan MailShubha Sunder talks about: Constructing a narrative through the things that people say to the main characterCharacterization as a "portrait in the negative" Writing through divorce and Covid lockdownWriting from an immigrant perspective and immigration as a step in one's path to becoming an artist Characters as caricatures and the ways some caricature can strengthen a narrative How long  it took for 'the gate to open' for Ursula LeGuin's writing Buy Optional Practical Training here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writingstories123.substack.com