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When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie with a soundtrack, and try to transfer that to words.

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Marisha Pessl
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 26
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Clarkston
Michigan
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