First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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Vanessa Chan is the author of the novel The Storm We Made and the story collection The Ugliest Babies in the World. Her other work has been published in Vogue, Esquire, and more. Chan grew up in Malaysia and is now based mostly in Brooklyn.
We talked about researching her novel, family stories, the horror of WW II in Malaysia, young boys building the railroad near the border, war crimes, colonialism, spies, her favorite pastime when not writing, finding the title of the novel, and the difficulty of writing such a tough story.
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