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“About writing I learned that always, always, always it's necessary to haunt your settings. I'm a big researcher. All my fiction is based on tons of digging. But the vital importance of actually traveling to the settings of a novel really hit me. And it's not just the setting details, not just the visuals and other sensory data, that will pop. You'll find surprising clues that swerve your story in whole new, deeper, surprising, more organic ways.”

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Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Lucy Jane Bledsoe is an American novelist born on February 1, 1957. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. more

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