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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question that occurred to me today: Has Larson written or published anything *other* than The Kindest?

It seems like if her career were more robust she'd have been more willing to put that story away and work on other projects - and would have included other projects in her NEA grant app. 
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My question too. I am a writer with a day job and this story has made me wonder if I could get an NEA grant. I have several stories published in reputable journals and a first draft of a novel currently workshopping. Maybe I’ve short changed myself? Though I do wonder if Larson benefits from having someone like Ng likely writing letters of recommendation? I have some wonderful editors and writing instructors from indie presses but no one with that name recognition to vouch for me.

I’m curious about both of their finances. I have to work, and grad school loans mean I need a decent paying job to cover loans and a middle class lifestyle. I’m guessing they are both supported by spouses? Nothing wrong with that but as a writer it’s a detail I’d be interested in knowing more about. I think writers at this level (no book deals, perhaps some success with publishing short fiction and essays) generally need to be thick skinned and realistic. Perhaps if you have a spouse bankrolling your writing career, it makes you more fragile? I just can’t imagine getting involved with anything like this with my writing circle. People are professional and supportive. I’ve never known anyone well enough to develop the kinds of feelings at play here. They are “work friends.” There’s a degree of detachment.[/quote]

My sibling got an NEA grant very early in her career. She's awesome, but was not widely published. You should go for it. [/quote]

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