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Kirstin Valdez Quade - When I read, if I don't know...
When I read, if I don't know where a story is set, I always feel unmoored. The same is true for my writing: Until I place my story in a specific place, I can't get my footing in the world... (Kirstin Valdez Quade)

When I read, if I don't know where a story is set, I always feel unmoored. The same is true for my writing: Until I place my story in a specific place, I can't get my footing in the world...

Kirstin Valdez Quade

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