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\\nWriters are often under pressure to follow rules, to write to the market, to carefully fit themselves into a safe cultural and commercial niche. You have to stick to one genre, and follow the standard recipe for that genre, or else audiences will get mad and your book won\\u2019t sell. At least, that\\u2019s what publishers say. But some writers know better.
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\\nIn this episode, Naben Ruthnum joins us to talk about body horror, the pressures of the market, and how Indian diaspora writers get pushed into writing formulaic “curry” books.
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\\nA Hero of Our Time
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\\nWhy Curry Doesn’t Really Exist
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\\nAbout Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction.\\xa0Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing\\xa0Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC.\\xa0Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com.\\xa0Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes and more.\\xa0
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