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'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing

By Dave Davies
Published January 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM CST

Moore says writing is mostly labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a book, it feels like flying." She's the author of Long Bright River.

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Dave Davies is a guest host for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.