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“Jealousy is the spike in my heart rate when I glimpse news of Athena's success on Twitter - another book contract, awards nominations, foreign rights deals. Jealousy is constantly comparing myself to her and coming up short, is panicking that I'm not writing well enough or fast enough, that I am not, and never will be, enough”

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