Ep 46: Rebecca Makkai Returns!
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Chicago Writers Podcast
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Signups are open for the Novelist's Toolkit online class with Rebecca Makkai! Check it out at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/the-novelists-toolkit-six-lessons-on-craft-structure-and-tenacity-with-rebecca-makkai/ Rebecca Makkai https://rebeccamakkai.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/
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