089: “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders

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In this episode, we discuss “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders. What can we learn from yet another great story from Saunders? What is voice, and does an author have a voice separate from the characters? How much are we meant to read into a story? What can we learn from the unusual structure of this story? How can thinking about the movie version of your story help you develop it? How can we use language in a specific and nuanced way to help develop a character?

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