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Jonathan Franzen on Conflict, Art, and the Novel
Franzen pushes back on the neat idea that suffering automatically turns into art. He wants conflict on the page without romanticizing damage off it.
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Kate Milliken on Work, Obligation, and Finishing the Book
Milliken talks about writing a novel around jobs, children, and the rest of life, which makes the book feel built out of pressure and persistence instead of myth.