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Discussing Journalism and Writing in New York as an Author
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The speaker talks about her experience transitioning from writing books in Europe to New York, and shares how her early writing process was slow and difficult due to an inner sensor. She discusses how she turned to journalism and wrote more books after moving to New York.

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