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An Idea for Chapter One

Not sure where I'm going with this, but let's try.

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David Sewell McCann
Dec 19, 2023
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For this first chapter, I’d like to introduce you to my grandfather.

At this point in the process, I’m not sure—don’t even have a notion—as to how my grandfather factors into this. But when I thought about the first chapter of my next book, my grandfather was the first to come to mind.

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