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"You can pull it off if you write like an angel. I do not write like an angel." - Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher)
In this episode of Ditch Diggers, hosts Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher), talk about the horrors of ADHD convincing creative folk that they can do ALL the things. (You can't do all the things.) They also talk about Naomi Alderman's acquisition of Six to Start, the company behind the popular Zombies, Run! app, and how storytelling is essential in gaming.[podcast_subscribe id="6236"]
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