How to write a debut novel on your phone

"Sitting at my desk felt too official, too daunting, and too upright."

This is a guest column for The Hyphen newsletter, by writer Kate Leaver, whose book Good Dog — a book celebrating the dogs who change, and sometimes even save, our lives — is out now.

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