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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

No question: Deirdre's a goddam delight! ⭐💥❤️

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Chloe Hope's avatar

Enormously relieved that Dierdre is in it for the long run! I could read her thoughts on trees, New Orleans, or literally anything else, forever.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Ditto.

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Holly Starley's avatar

Yay! Love seeing you here on this questionnaire, Deirdre. I’m so with you on being drawn to consider one specific subject, like Chloe‘s say, and, at the same time, being compelled to put out a range of things with a Venn diagram that may only be obvious to me. And also being in the same room with writers whose work I aspire to is fantastic!

Glad you’re here. I love reading your stuff and Eleanor’s. Thank you to you both for this share.

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Rachel Leeke Alexis's avatar

Deirdre is one of the few writers who if I see a new post from her pop up, I’ll stop what I am doing and read. Her work is that immersive and enjoyable. Wonderful feature for a damn good author.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Agree. She is one in a million.

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Bravo. One of my favorite authors over here, and so fun to hear a bit of her process!

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JOAN DEECK's avatar

Biggggheart

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Marc Typo's avatar

Grateful for this interview; it let me know a little more about one of my favorite writers here. I’m grateful for the self-proclaimed pimp who introduced me to her work. Deirdre really knows how to pack so much into a moment. I can’t wait until more people discover her writing.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Absolutely one of my favorite writers on Substack or anywhere.

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Robert Burke Warren's avatar

Heart clicked!

Love from your Catskills fan,

Robert

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

‘Still, in terms of discipline and as Eleanor says, the "free flowing insistence" of writing, and the view of myself as productive, I do feel like I have found a groove. My groove is being open and focused and able to say, "I can do it like this if I want to."’

Loved this take on finding a groove - something to work towards!

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Yes, Deirdre is a real inspiration to me. She's doing it how she wants to do it.

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Wonderful to read. As you know, I admire your work and when I tell people there are incredible writers on Substack, you are very top of mind.

And, also, 🙏.

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