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Joan Didion Gave Permission To Write Locally
- Greta recounts a Joan Didion passage that captured Sacramento's small-town dismissal.
- She says that passage gave her permission to write honestly about where she's from.
Daily Compulsion To Write
- Greta keeps boxes of notes and must jot things daily to feel lived.
- She says not writing makes her feel like she hasn't existed that day.
Rejection Forced Her To Bet On Herself
- Failing to get into grad school forced Greta to cobble a career and take risks.
- She says that rejection sped up the moment when she had to bet on herself.