debut novel
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In conversation with Sophie Riley: self-publishing and character-driven storytelling in ‘It’s Not the End of the World’
Writers get inspiration from a variety of sources: their personal lives, the news, movies, television shows, or even writing prompts. Sophie Riley got hers from a 2014 Tumblr post. “I had saved that [post] so long ago and just put it in my brain,” Riley said. “I just got this idea for a book about…
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In conversation with John Vurro: on his debut novel ‘Play, Rewind’ and writing what you know
Before John Vurro ever published a novel, he was stocking shelves and rewinding VHS tapes at his father’s video store in Manhattan. “We would just watch so many movies, and you just start to understand how movies kind of work after a while,” Vurro explained. “I think watching so many movies helped me understand scene…
