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Marissa chats with Kacen Callender about their new contemporary YA - LARK AND KASIM START A REVOLUTION - as well as the challenge of falling in love with your original work after getting your start writing fanfiction; figuring out which ideas you're genuinely excited about by listening to your emotions, following your joy, and not always trying to meet the expectations of others; a few different ideas for what to include in your idea file; humanizing your characters through the use of trauma in their backstory or family history; writing authentic arguments from a variety of perspectives, and using alternate opinions to delve deeper into your protagonist's character arc; and one way to utilize meditation that can help you experience your emotions more deeply.
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