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Do you have any advice for folks who are in graduate school but hope to also write for other venues outside of academia?

Roxane Gay Get your work out there. It's important to submit your work to academic journals, but also be sure that you're writing pieces for mainstream publications. Look for ways you can distill your academic interests into essays and the like.

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(Hi Roxane, I really love your work and admire you as a person, you are an inspiration to me). I can't think of anything substancial to ask, shame, but: if a Genie could grant you the friendship of Ina Garten or Beyonce, who would you pick? haha :)

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Do you have any advice for folks who are in graduate school but hope to also write for other venues outside of academia?

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(Hi Roxane, I really love your work and admire you as a person, you are an inspiration to me). I can't think of anything substancial to ask, shame, but: if a Genie could grant you the friendship of Ina Garten or Beyonce, who would you pick? haha :)

What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel?

What is your writing process? How do you stay focused when you are writing?

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