Ann Patchett's First Reader on NPR

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[Link NPR : Author Ann Patchett Needs First Reader]

Not news so much as a neato story on NPR that you probably already heard. But I always love listening to Ann Patchett's voice. I don't know why. I just really like listening to her talk and say things about life and writing and writing and life.

Do you have a first reader? How influential are they to your writing? Do you take their suggestions wholesale, or do you slice off what rings true and leave the rest for the dogs?

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