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the debate about grief support groups she had hoped for, but the tone in the
comments section was loving. Heart emojis and warm words—as is (fortunately)
often the case when sources talk about loss.
There was no guarantee that the woman I mentioned earlier would have received
the same warmth in the comments section of an interview about her past
problematic alcohol use, particularly as she was a mother of young children.
The reactions could be far harsher, especially from people who might have
reacted to the headline without reading the article, approaching it with
preconceived ideas.
My email read as follows:
Dear Caroline,
Thanks for the chat the other day—it was great that you had the time
and were willing to talk, and thanks again for sending me your truly
excellent debut novel.
I9m sending you the interview here for review. Please let me know if
anything needs to be corrected. As soon as I receive your approval of
the text, I9ll forward it to my editor, and after that, it9s out of my
hands. This means the article may end up looking a bit different from
what9s attached here, but the quotes won9t change.
One thing that particularly struck me when we spoke was your
statement:
