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Ariel Day asked Roxane Gay:

What is your favorite part about writing your books?

Roxane Gay My favorite part of writing books is how I am always surprised by something in the creative process and at the start of each book, I never know what that something is going to be.
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What advice do you have for writers trying to transition to full time?

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

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Just wanted to let you know that your advice to write across race freely, but with credible effort, has emboldened me to make my novel a heck of a lot more diverse. (Previously all white female characters, now with people of Mexican, Indian, African American background). How did you get comfortable writing across race? Or were you ever uncomfortable?

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