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Next Chapters: John McClure (Novel Incubator)

This post was originally published on Dead Darlings, a blog about novel writing run by alumni of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program.
Next Chapters is a biweekly feature spotlighting graduates of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program, which has been running since 2010. You can check out the rest of the series here.
Novel Incubator Year: 9
Current Project: There Is No Bear on Our Lake, literary fiction
Suzanne Hegland: What writers have most influenced your writing?
John McClure:
Margaret Atwood, for unflinching insight, reckless imagination, killer zingers, and patience.
Jesse Ball, …