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[ISBW] The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull

"You want to preserve your experience of the work.

You want to preserve the doing of the art."

~Cadwell Turnbull

Amazing author Cadwell Turnbull joins us to dives deep into the creative process and discuss his latest book, A Ruin Great and Free. We talk about his writing journey, trilogy challenges, and approaching social issues in his books.

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