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Goodreads asked Nancy Shattuck:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Nancy Shattuck Problem solving. As I write, I come across a challenge a minute. How do I express this complex emotion? what did a 17th century hog pen look like? Did it smell? What would she do if he did that? Writing is like being at the reins for a carriage with six horses.

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