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Influences

The most influential writer for me is Kate Grenville. When I read "The Idea of Imperfection", I realized it was possible to be funny and literary at the same time, and this was a revelation for me. My first novel, yet to be published although picked up by legendary literary agent Anne McDermid, strives for this tricky balance. I am also highly influenced by poetry, the first genre I began working in, and here I am thinking of Sharon Olds, Jane Kenyon, and Galway Kinnell.