{"id":6465,"date":"2017-09-29T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T22:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=6465"},"modified":"2020-07-20T12:06:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:06:41","slug":"let-me-read-you-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2017\/09\/let-me-read-you-a-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Let me read you a story&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me well, or even listens to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/so-you-want-to-be-writer-podcast\/id836440322\">my podcast<\/a> regularly, will know that video and I are not friends. 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