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Do creators love their own stories and characters? How can you tell?

Over the years are there stories you've loved in the beginning only to find that the depth changed when it became popular?

Are there characters you felt that the author betrayed?

Join Jared and Chris as they converse with Miller Thomas. Find out what he's up to these days and hear his thoughts on where story tellers go wrong and how modern story telling might be slipping a bit in meeting our expectations.

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