You won’t often know the depth of what you are writing about before you start, or even after the first draft. Sometimes you won’t get it all until years after it’s published.
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sarah margaret
if u see this, quote-post with your tips for writers that no one gives anymore because they seem obvious (even though they're not)
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It wasn't quite years after publication, but I didn't realize that the entire Council of Worlds series has a massive theme of parenthood, especially fatherhood, running through it...or that I was actually writing about my dad...until my editor told me.