Once I found the voice and the mode of the narrative, I could just PLAY — Shubha Sunder tells the story of Optional Practical Training

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Shubha Sunder talks about: 

Constructing a narrative through the things that people say to the main character

Characterization as a "portrait in the negative" 

Writing through divorce and Covid lockdown

Writing from an immigrant perspective and immigration as a step in one's path to becoming an artist 

Characters as caricatures and the ways some caricature can strengthen a narrative 

How long  it took for 'the gate to open' for Ursula LeGuin's writing 

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