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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2020 · 11 MIN

The Twists and Turns of Writing a Book

from Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time · host Megan O'Russell

Before Harry Potter landed on bookstore shelves, entire scenes, entire story arcs were rewritten. Ever wonder what our favorite books would have been like in their original forms? In this episode of A Book and A Dream, Megan O'Russell discusses what it's like as an author to "kill your darlings" in order to give readers the best journey possible. *As referenced in this week's podcast, the number of books Megan has written totals twenty (with the twenty-first being written as this plays). Get full access to Page by Page Podcast Substack at meganorussell.substack.com/subscribe

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