Louise Erdrich in conversation with Rebecca Makkai: You Are the Book You're Writing

"I think you’re supposed to work in the dark, that the search and the writing itself is the reward. I don’t know if you agree with this, that what you’re doing day-by-day is the beautiful part of it."

https://chireviewofbooks.com/2016/06/06/you-are-the-book-youre-writing-a-conversation-between-louise-erdrich-and-rebecca-makkai/

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