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Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

an inadvertent story, or a writing prompt, after Jennifer Egan

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Kelsey Swintek
Feb 21, 2024
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Jennifer Egan spoke in Pittsburgh last Monday about the making and the process of her latest book, The Candy House. During her talk, she addressed the role of lists and list making in her writing process. Lists that comprise both the lofty (notes for her work in progress) and the mundane (grocery). Lists with an unintentional narrative quality of lists…

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